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Vice-Admiral Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty, Royal Navy, Retired (2 June, 1869 – 22 December, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Kemmis Betty was the son of Colonel Joshua F. Kemmis Betty, R.A., of Hawkshurst, Kent.
On 28 November, 1890 Kemmis Betty was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 April, 1889. on 11 November, 1890 he was appointed to the Calypso. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892. In November, 1896 he went to the Iris as Lieutenant (N.).
On 28 January, 1902 he married Katherine Jane Henrietta (1864-1948), daughter of Robert Carew Anderson and Jane Wallis Bolton.
On 31 December, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Commander.
On 20 February, 1911 he was appointed to Ariadne to take command of Diadem. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June.
On the occasion of the coronation of King George V, Kemmis Betty was promoted to the rank of Captain dated 22 June.[1]
From 15 January, 1913[2] to 1 April, 1919 he commanded the repair ship Assistance, which served at Scapa Flow during the Great War. On 1 April, 1919 he was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master, Rosyth and succeeded Rear-Admiral Charles F. Henderson.[3]
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 September, 1921, vice Davidson, and placed on the Retired List the following day.
On 10 January 1930 Kemmis Betty bought an Armstrong Siddeley Fabric Saloon, numbered 82293. He died on Sunday, 22 December, 1940 at Yewtree Cottage, Alresford, Hants..
Bibliography
Service Record
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| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Assistance 15 Jan, 1913 – ? |
Succeeded by Wilfred Henderson |
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4596. 19 June, 1911.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 734.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 2 April, 1919. Issue 42064, col G, p. 23.
