Piers Keane Kekewich

Rear-Admiral Piers Keane Kekewich, C.B. (23 January, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Elstree, Hants. Kekewich gained three months' time on passing out of Britannia.^[1]

Kekewich was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1909.^[2]

Kekewich was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 October, 1917.^[3]

Kekewich was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.^[4]

Kekewich was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1928.^[5]

Kekewich was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.^[6]

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Humphrey T. Walwyn	Captain of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 15 Aug, 1927^[7] – 1 Sep, 1927^[8]	Succeeded by Hubert S. Monroe
Preceded by Colin A. G. Hutchison	Captain of H.M.S. Bee 23 Aug, 1929^[9] – 10 Nov, 1931^[10]	Succeeded by Henry H. Bousfield
Preceded by Herbert A. Forster	Captain of H.M.S. Frobisher 18 Dec, 1934 – 18 Dec, 1936^[11]	Succeeded by Ernest J. Spooner
Preceded by Eric G. Robinson	Captain of Devonport Dockyard, Deputy Superintendent and King's Harbour Master 24 Dec, 1936^[12] – 9 Jan, 1939^[13]	Succeeded by Walter N. T. Beckett
Preceded by Henry P. Boxer	King's Harbour Master, Rosyth 9 Jan, 1939^[14] – 18 Nov, 1939^[15]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Kenneth H. L. MacKenzie	King's Harbour Master, Malta Oct, 1943^[16] – Jan, 1946^[17]	Succeeded by Wilfrid St. A. Malleson