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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Kane was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 22 January, 1877.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24413/pages/502 no. 24413. p. 502.] 2 February, 1877.</ref> | Kane was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with seniority of 22 January, 1877.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24413/pages/502 no. 24413. p. 502.] 2 February, 1877.</ref> | ||
For services rendered during the operations in Egypt Kane was specially promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} with seniority of 18 November, 1882.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25169/pages/5173 no. 25169. p. 5173.] 17 November, 1882.</ref> | |||
Kane was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 December, 1897, vice [[Richard Duckworth-King|Duckworth-King]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870|Orders in Council of 22 February, 1870]], [[Order in Council of 5 August, 1875|5 August, 1875]], and [[Order in Council of 26 June, 1886|26 June, 1886]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 August, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27114/pages/5520 no. 27114. p. 5520.] 5 September, 1899.</ref> | Kane was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 26 December, 1897, vice [[Richard Duckworth-King|Duckworth-King]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26924/pages/7854 no. 26924. p. 7854.] 31 December, 1897.</ref> In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 22 February, 1870|Orders in Council of 22 February, 1870]], [[Order in Council of 5 August, 1875|5 August, 1875]], and [[Order in Council of 26 June, 1886|26 June, 1886]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 August, 1899.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27114/pages/5520 no. 27114. p. 5520.] 5 September, 1899.</ref> | ||
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Admiral SIR Henry Coey Kane, K.C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (15 December, 1843 – 30 January, 1917) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kane was promoted to the rank of Commander with seniority of 22 January, 1877.[1]
For services rendered during the operations in Egypt Kane was specially promoted to the rank of Captain with seniority of 18 November, 1882.[2]
Kane was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 26 December, 1897, vice Duckworth-King.[3] In accordance with the provisions of the Orders in Council of 22 February, 1870, 5 August, 1875, and 26 June, 1886, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 25 August, 1899.[4]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 8 February, 1907.[5]
On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was knighted and promoted Knight Commander in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B) on 19 June, 1911.[6]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24413. p. 502. 2 February, 1877.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25169. p. 5173. 17 November, 1882.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26924. p. 7854. 31 December, 1897.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27114. p. 5520. 5 September, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27993. p. 899. 8 February, 1907.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28505. p. 4588. 19 June, 1911.
Bibliography
- "The Hero of H.M.S. Calliope" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 1 February, 1917. Issue 41391, col F, pg. 3.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/36.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/15.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Compton E. Domvile |
Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes 1894 – 1897 |
Succeeded by Edmund F. Jeffreys |
