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{{LieutRN}} (supplementary list) '''Richard Pinder Kellett''' (9 October, 1880 – 27 October, 1916) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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Revision as of 15:50, 12 January 2022

Lieutenant (supplementary list) Richard Pinder Kellett (9 October, 1880 – 27 October, 1916) served in the Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Kellett was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the Supplementary List on 1 September, 1913.[1]

Kellett was appointed in command of the destroyer Flirt some time before her loss in the Battle of Dover Strait on 26-27 October, 1916.[2]

He died in the action.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Andrew N. Swainson
Captain of H.M.S. Flirt
5 Jun, 1916[4] – 27 Oct, 1916[5]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 204.
  2. Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 56.
  3. Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 280.
  4. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 394m.
  5. Naval Operations. Vol. IV. p. 56.