Edward Wollaston Kitson

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File:Edward Kitson Magnificent.jpg
Kitson as a Midshipman in Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.

Captain (retired) Edward Wollaston Kitson, Royal Navy (7 March, 1888 – 18 February, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain E. Kitson of Paynsford Newton Abbot.

Kitson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1909.[1]

Kitson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1917.[2]

Kitson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 29 August, 1918.[3]

Post-War

Kitson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.[4]

Kitson was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 7 March, 1934.[5]

World War II

Kitson was mobilised in 1938 to serve as Extended Defence Officer for Plymouth.[6]

Kitson was faulted for sa collision between H.M.T. [illeg] and S.S. Siak, 1941 or so.[7]

See Also

 

Footnotes

  1. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  2. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  3. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  4. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  5. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  6. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  7. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.