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Revision as of 20:13, 9 December 2011

Vice-Admiral Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar, C.B.E., Royal Navy, Retired (21 September, 1879 – 8 September, 1964) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Retirement

On 4 August, 1929, Dewar was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Carpenter, and was placed on the Retired List on 5 August.[1] He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 31 July, 1934.[2]

Footnotes

  1. London Gazette: no. 33523. p. 5145. 6 August, 1929.
  2. London Gazette: no. 34076. p. 5054. 7 August, 1934.

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral K. G. B. Dewar" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 10 September, 1964. Issue 56113, col C, pg. 16.
  • Dewar, Kenneth (1939). The Navy From Within. London: Victor Gollancz.
  • Glenton, Robert (1991). The Royal Oak Affair: The Saga of Admiral Collard and Bandmaster Barnacle. London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-266-8.

Papers

Service Record