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Captain (retired) William George Ainslie Kennedy, R.N. (16 September, 1873 – 25 November, 1938) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1896.

Kennedy was appointed in command of the destroyer Boxer in June, 1905.[1]

Kennedy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1907.

Kennedy was appointed in command of the destroyer Syren on 4 June, 1913.[2]

He was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Thetis on 30 January, 1914.[3]

Kennedy was interned in Norway following the loss of the armed merchant cruiser India under his command on 8 August, 1915.

On 11 March, 1919, Kennedy was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Diadem.[4]

Kennedy was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 22 October, 1921.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ernest O. Ballantyne 		Captain of H.M.S. Surly
3 Jan, 1905 – 28 Mar, 1905 		Succeeded by
Ernest G. W. Davidson
Preceded by
John C. H. Lindsay 		Captain of H.M.S. Lively
28 Mar, 1905 – May, 1905 		Succeeded by
Norman H. Carter
Preceded by
Bertram O. F. Phibbs 		Captain of H.M.S. Boxer
Jun, 1905[5] – 10 Jul, 1907 		Succeeded by
Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Minstrel
10 May, 1911 		Succeeded by
Arthur K. Gregory
Preceded by
George J. Todd 		Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus
19 Dec, 1911 – 10 May, 1912 		Succeeded by
Herbert A. S. Fyler
Preceded by
Herbert A. S. Fyler 		Captain of H.M.S. Andromeda
10 May, 1912 – 29 Jun, 1912 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Herbert J. T. Marshall 		Captain of H.M.S. Hyacinth
3 Jul, 1912 – 13 Dec, 1912 		Succeeded by
Reginald L. Crichton
Preceded by
Robert Jeffreys 		Captain of H.M.S. Star
20 Mar, 1913 – 4 Jun, 1913 		Succeeded by
Kenneth F. Sworder
Preceded by
Kenneth F. Sworder 		Captain of H.M.S. Syren
4 Jun, 1913[6] – 15 Aug, 1913 		Succeeded by
Gilbert C. W. Crispin
Preceded by
Valentine E. B. Phillimore 		Captain of H.M.S. Thetis
30 Jan, 1914[7] – 8 Mar, 1915 		Succeeded by
Ralph S. Wykes-Sneyd
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. India
23 Mar, 1915 – 8 Aug, 1915[8] 		Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Ernest G. H. Du Boulay 		Captain of H.M.S. Diadem
11 Mar, 1919[9] – Feb, 1921 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
John E. P. Bickford 		Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow
Feb, 1921 – 11 Mar, 1921 		Succeeded by
Philip H. Waterer

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 286.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 381.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 286.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 381.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  8. ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 40.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 759.


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