Charles Edmund Kingsmill
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Admiral SIR Charles Edmund Kingsmill, Kt., Royal Navy, Retired (7 July, 1855 – 15 July, 1935) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kingsmill was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1898.[1]
On 12 May, 1908, Kingsmill was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Milne.[2] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 September.[3]
He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 17 May, 1913.[4] On 3 April, 1917, he was advanced to the rank of Admiral.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27040. p. 84. 6 January, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28138. p. 3669. 19 May, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28178. p. 6760. 18 September, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28722. p. 3753. 27 May, 1913.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30012. p. 3404. 10 April, 1917.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir Charles Kingsmill" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 16 July, 1935. Issue 47117, col B, pg. 18.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/87.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
| Naval Office | ||
| Preceded by New Office |
Director of the Naval Service of Canada 1908 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Walter Hose |
Categories:
- 1855 births
- 1935 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of September, 1869
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Archer (1885)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Mildura (1889)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Majestic (1895)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Dominion (1903)
- Directors of the Naval Service of Canada
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
