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[[File:Sir-Colin-Richard-Keppel, NPG Ax46140.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Vice-Admiral Sir Colin Richard Keppel, c. 1916.<br><small>Portrait: © National Portrait Gallery, London.</small>]] | |||
[[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Colin Richard Keppel''', G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (3 December, 1862 – 6 July, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] {{SIR}} '''Colin Richard Keppel''', G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (3 December, 1862 – 6 July, 1947) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]]. | ||
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Keppel was appointed to the [[H.M.S. Undaunted (1886)|''Undaunted'']] on 18 February, 1890.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 4 February, 1890. Issue '''32926''', col E, p. 6.</ref> On 4 August, 1890, he followed the Duke of Edinburgh to [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth|Plymouth]] as Flag Lieutenant.{{NLMar91|p. 264}} | Keppel was appointed to the [[H.M.S. Undaunted (1886)|''Undaunted'']] on 18 February, 1890.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 4 February, 1890. Issue '''32926''', col E, p. 6.</ref> On 4 August, 1890, he followed the Duke of Edinburgh to [[Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth|Plymouth]] as Flag Lieutenant.{{NLMar91|p. 264}} | ||
For his services in the Sudan, Keppel was noted for promotion to the rank of {{CaptRN}} upon completing the necessary sea time. | For his services in the Sudan, Keppel was noted for promotion to the rank of {{CaptRN}} upon completing the necessary sea time.{{Gaz|27023|6692|15 November, 1898}} | ||
He assumed command of the {{UK- | He assumed command of the {{UK-1Grafton|f=t}} in March 1902. | ||
On 12 May, 1904, Keppel was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Implacable}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue '''37395''', col A, p. 7.</ref> | On 12 May, 1904, Keppel was appointed in command of the battleship {{UK-Implacable}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue '''37395''', col A, p. 7.</ref> | ||
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Keppel was appointed in command of the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' on 4 August, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 July, 1905. Issue '''37771''', col E, p. 8.</ref> | Keppel was appointed in command of the Royal Yacht ''Victoria and Albert'' on 4 August, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Friday, 28 July, 1905. Issue '''37771''', col E, p. 8.</ref> | ||
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 26 June, 1908. | On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 26 June, 1908.{{GazSup|28151|4644|26 June, 1908}} | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
Keppel was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1908, vice [[Thomas Young Greet|Greet]]. | Keppel was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 1 August, 1908, vice [[Thomas Young Greet|Greet]].{{Gaz|28164|5731|4 August, 1908}} He succeeded Rear-Admiral [[William Blake Fisher|William B. Fisher]] as Rear-Admiral in the [[Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)|Atlantic Fleet]] on 26 August, 1909.<ref>''Hazell's Annual, 1910''. p. 199.</ref> | ||
Keppel was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 7 December, 1913, vice [[John Denison|Denison]]. | Keppel was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 7 December, 1913, vice [[John Denison|Denison]].{{Gaz|28780|9083|9 December, 1913}} In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 December.{{Gaz|28783|9338|19 December, 1913}} | ||
He was appointed an Extra Equerry to King George V on 1 June, 1915. | He was appointed an Extra Equerry to King George V on 1 June, 1915.{{Gaz|29177|5205|1 June, 1915}} | ||
He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 26 April, 1917. | He was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 26 April, 1917.{{Gaz|30037|3955|27 April, 1917}} | ||
He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on 1 January, 1930. | He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on 1 January, 1930.{{GazSup|33566|6|1 January, 1930}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Admiral SIR Colin Richard Keppel, G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., C.B., D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (3 December, 1862 – 6 July, 1947) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
Keppel was appointed to the Alexandra as Flag Lieutenant to the Duke of Edinburgh, Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, on 24 December, 1886.[1]
Keppel was appointed to the Undaunted on 18 February, 1890.[2] On 4 August, 1890, he followed the Duke of Edinburgh to Plymouth as Flag Lieutenant.[3]
For his services in the Sudan, Keppel was noted for promotion to the rank of Captain upon completing the necessary sea time.[4]
He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Grafton in March 1902.
On 12 May, 1904, Keppel was appointed in command of the battleship Implacable.[5]
Keppel was appointed in command of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert on 4 August, 1905.[6]
On the occasion of the King's birthday he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.) on 26 June, 1908.[7]
Flag Rank
Keppel was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 1 August, 1908, vice Greet.[8] He succeeded Rear-Admiral William B. Fisher as Rear-Admiral in the Atlantic Fleet on 26 August, 1909.[9]
Keppel was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 7 December, 1913, vice Denison.[10] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 15 December.[11]
He was appointed an Extra Equerry to King George V on 1 June, 1915.[12]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 26 April, 1917.[13]
He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on 1 January, 1930.[14]
See Also
- "Admiral Sir Colin Keppel" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 10 July, 1947. Issue 50809, col F, p. 6.
- Papers in the possession of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/20.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1886). p. 193.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 4 February, 1890. Issue 32926, col E, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 264.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27023. p. 6692. 15 November, 1898.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue 37395, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 July, 1905. Issue 37771, col E, p. 8.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28164. p. 5731. 4 August, 1908.
- ↑ Hazell's Annual, 1910. p. 199.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28780. p. 9083. 9 December, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9338. 19 December, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29177. p. 5205. 1 June, 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 30037. p. 3955. 27 April, 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33566. p. 6. 1 January, 1930.
- ↑ "The Naval Manœuvres." The Times (London, England), Monday, 15 July, 1889. Issue 32751, col F, p. 3.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence". The Times. Saturday, 18 January, 1896. Issue 34790, col A, p. 10.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ "The Naval Mobilization." The Times (London, England), 11 July 1900, p. 9.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 16 May, 1904. Issue 37395, col A, p. 7.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 392.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.
- ↑ Keppel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 168.