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==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
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| + | On 13 October, 1915, Dewar was appointed to ''Vivid'' for [[Devonport Gunnery School]], and on 31 October he took command of it. | ||
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| + | He was appointed in command of the monitor [[H.M.S. Marshal Ney (1915)|''Marshal Ney'']] on 30 July, 1916, before being given command of the monitor [[H.M.S. Roberts (1915)|''Roberts'']] on 28 August. | ||
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| + | In May, 1917, he was appointed to ''President'' for service in the Operations Division of the Admiralty. | ||
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| + | On 1 February, 1918, he was appointed Assistant Director of Plans with the rank of Acting {{CaptRN}}. He was confirmed in the rank of Captain on 30 June. | ||
==Retirement== | ==Retirement== | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 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
Great War
On 13 October, 1915, Dewar was appointed to Vivid for Devonport Gunnery School, and on 31 October he took command of it.
He was appointed in command of the monitor Marshal Ney on 30 July, 1916, before being given command of the monitor Roberts on 28 August.
In May, 1917, he was appointed to President for service in the Operations Division of the Admiralty.
On 1 February, 1918, he was appointed Assistant Director of Plans with the rank of Acting Captain. He was confirmed in the rank of Captain on 30 June.
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
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 33523. p. 5145. 6 August, 1929.
- ↑ 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
- The National Archives. ADM 196/45.
- 1879 births
- 1964 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1893
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Captains of H.M.S. Roberts (1915)
- Captains of H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)
- Deputy Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Captains of H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)
- Royal Navy Vice-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Roman Catholics in the Royal Navy
