William Bruce Keith

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Commander William Bruce Keith, (15 April, 1898 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of P. Keith, Esq., a solicitor and Notary Public, Keith was a special entry to the Training Establishment in September 1915. He passed out on 1 April 1916 and on the 15th was appointed to the battleship Centurion. A week later, he was re-assigned to the super-dreadnought H.M.S. Warspite. He would see action in her at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Fifth Battle Squadron. He left her in January 1918 for a brief Torpedo Control course in Portsmouth.[1]

Keith served in the destroyer Versatile through the end of the war, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1919.[2]

Keith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1927.[3]

World War II

Keith was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Commander on 15 April, 1943.[4]

He was declared unfit for further service on 19 October, 1951. In 1954, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital to be treated for osteo-arthritis.[5]

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Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Percy E. Healey
Captain of H.M.S. Aphis
17 May, 1932[6][7] – early 1934[8]
Succeeded by
Robert H. S. Rodger

Footnotes

  1. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.
  2. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.
  3. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.
  4. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.
  5. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.
  6. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 215.
  8. Keith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/123/125. f. 125.