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[[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty''', Royal Navy, Retired ([[2 June]], [[1869]] – [[22 December]], [[1940]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] '''Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty''', Royal Navy, Retired ([[2 June]], [[1869]] – [[22 December]], [[1940]]) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
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| + | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
| + | Kemmis Betty was the son of Colonel Joshua F. Kemmis Betty, R.A., of Hawkshurst, Kent. | ||
On [[28 November]], [[1890]] Kemmis Betty was confirmed in the rank of {{SubRN}}, dated [[14 April]], [[1889]]. on [[11 November]], [[1890]] he was appointed to the ''Calypso''. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on [[1 April]], [[1892]]. In November, 1896 he went to the ''Iris'' as Lieutenant (N.). | On [[28 November]], [[1890]] Kemmis Betty was confirmed in the rank of {{SubRN}}, dated [[14 April]], [[1889]]. on [[11 November]], [[1890]] he was appointed to the ''Calypso''. He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on [[1 April]], [[1892]]. In November, 1896 he went to the ''Iris'' as Lieutenant (N.). | ||
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| + | On [[28 January]], [[1902]] he married Katherine Jane Henrietta (1864-1948), daughter of Robert Carew Anderson and Jane Wallis Bolton. | ||
On [[31 December]], [[1903]] he was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}. | On [[31 December]], [[1903]] he was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}. | ||
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Vice-Admiral Harry Mervyn Kemmis Betty, Royal Navy, Retired (2 June, 1869 – 22 December, 1940) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Early Life & Career
Kemmis Betty was the son of Colonel Joshua F. Kemmis Betty, R.A., of Hawkshurst, Kent.
On 28 November, 1890 Kemmis Betty was confirmed in the rank of Sub-Lieutenant, dated 14 April, 1889. on 11 November, 1890 he was appointed to the Calypso. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1892. In November, 1896 he went to the Iris as Lieutenant (N.).
On 28 January, 1902 he married Katherine Jane Henrietta (1864-1948), daughter of Robert Carew Anderson and Jane Wallis Bolton.
On 31 December, 1903 he was promoted to the rank of Commander.
On 20 February, 1911 he was appointed to Ariadne to take command of Diadem. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June.
From 15 January, 1913 to 1 April, 1919 he commanded the repair ship Assistance, which served at Scapa Flow during the Great War. On 1 April, 1919 he was appointed Captain of the Dockyard and King's Harbour Master at Rosyth.
He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 September, 1921, vice Davidson, and placed on the Retired List the following day.
On 10 January 1930 Kemmis Betty bought an Armstrong Siddeley Fabric Saloon, numbered 82293. He died on Sunday, 22 December, 1940 at Yewtree Cottage, Alresford, Hants..
