Lionel Matthew Kelly
From The Dreadnought Project
Lieutenant R.N.R. Lionel Matthew Kelly (20 December, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve. He apparently spoke Hindi. Oddly, there is no clear sign that he obtained certificates in gunnery or torpedoes.
Life & Career
In April through May, 1914, Kelly was in Invincible where he was found capable of reading semaphore at 10 per minute and flashing morse lamps at 8.[1]
Kelly was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 October, 1915.[2]
Kelly was appointed Lieutenant, R.N.R. in command of the destroyer Sylvia on 30 April, 1918.[3]
Demobilised 30 June 1919.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Herbert M. Hughes |
Captain of H.M.S. Bullfinch 9 Aug, 1916[4] |
Succeeded by Ronald J. Mortimer |
Preceded by Ernest M. Hawkins |
Captain of H.M.S. Thrasher 7 May, 1917[5] |
Succeeded by Walter H. Poole |
Preceded by Peter Shaw |
Captain of H.M.S. Sylvia 30 Apr, 1918[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/142. f. 142.
- ↑ Kelly Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/142. f. 142.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392q.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 912a'.