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'''Kenneth Michell''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Kenneth Michell''', M.V.O., D.S.C., D.S.O., R.N. (27 March, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Michell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1909.
  
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Michell was appointed to the {{UK-C28|f=t}} on 14 November, 1912.{{NLJan15|p. 319}}
  
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Michell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1917.
  
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==Post-War==
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Michell was appointed to the {{UK-C28|f=t}} on 14 November, 1912, possibly in command.{{NLJan15|p. 319}}
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On 18 November, 1926 Michell saved a girl from drowing in the river Thames, for which he was awarded a [[Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal and Certificate]] on 21 January, 1927.
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Michell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 3 April, 1931.
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==World War II==
  
 
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Revision as of 16:33, 4 October 2017

Commander (retired) Kenneth Michell, M.V.O., D.S.C., D.S.O., R.N. (27 March, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Michell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1909.

Michell was appointed to the submarine C 28 on 14 November, 1912.[1]

Michell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1917.

Post-War

On 18 November, 1926 Michell saved a girl from drowing in the river Thames, for which he was awarded a Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal and Certificate on 21 January, 1927.

Michell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 3 April, 1931.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Bertram E. Jones
Captain of H.M.S. C 28
14 Nov, 1912[2]
Succeeded by
Charles G. N. Graham
Preceded by
Frederick C. C. Kennedy
Captain of H.M.S. B 10
? – 9 Aug, 1916[3]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost
Preceded by
Conyngham C. Denison
Captain of H.M.S. Landrail
11 Jan, 1918[4] – 17 Apr, 1919
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Francis R. Openshaw
Captain of H.M.S. Truro
6 Sep, 1923[5]
Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 319.
  2. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 319.
  3. Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 66.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 828.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 276.