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{{CaptRN}} '''Howard John Kennard''', J.P., D.L., Royal Navy (11 June, 1882 – 16 February, 1967) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
 
{{CaptRN}} '''Howard John Kennard''', J.P., D.L., Royal Navy (11 June, 1882 – 16 February, 1967) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
==Life and Career==
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==Life & Career==
 
On 13 December, 1912, Kennard was appointed to {{UK-Lion}} to be her gunnery officer.{{NLMar13|p. 340}}
 
On 13 December, 1912, Kennard was appointed to {{UK-Lion}} to be her gunnery officer.{{NLMar13|p. 340}}
  
Kennard died on 16 February, 1967 at the age of eighty-four.  At the time of his death he was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Stirlingshire.<ref>*"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 17 February, 1967.  Issue '''56868''', col G, p. 14.</ref>
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On 30 June, 1913, he was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}}.{{NLJan15|p. 56}}  On 3 January, 1914, he was appointed along with [[Cecil H. Pilcher]] to ''Vivid'' for gunnery school.{{NLJan15|p. 394}}
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On 30 June, 1918, he was promoted to {{CaptRN}}.{{NLDec18|p. 335''a''}}  In December, 1918, he was one of two [[Assistant Director of Artillery and Torpedoes|Assistant Directors of Artillery and Torpedoes]].
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Kennard died on 16 February, 1967 at the age of eighty-four.  At the time of his death he was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Stirlingshire.<ref>"Obituary" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 17 February, 1967.  Issue '''56868''', col G, p. 14.</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==

Revision as of 11:41, 28 June 2014

Captain Howard John Kennard, J.P., D.L., Royal Navy (11 June, 1882 – 16 February, 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 13 December, 1912, Kennard was appointed to Lion to be her gunnery officer.[1]

On 30 June, 1913, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.[2] On 3 January, 1914, he was appointed along with Cecil H. Pilcher to Vivid for gunnery school.[3]

On 30 June, 1918, he was promoted to Captain.[4] In December, 1918, he was one of two Assistant Directors of Artillery and Torpedoes.

Kennard died on 16 February, 1967 at the age of eighty-four. At the time of his death he was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Stirlingshire.[5]

Bibliography

Service Record

 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 340.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 56.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 335a.
  5. "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 17 February, 1967. Issue 56868, col G, p. 14.

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