Kenneth Gilbert Balmain Dewar
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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
- ↑ 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.
Categories:
- 1879 births
- 1964 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of July, 1893
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Roberts (1915)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Calcutta (1918)
- Deputy Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Royal Oak (1914)
- Royal Navy Vice-Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
- Roman Catholics in the Royal Navy
