William Napier Kingdon
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Commander William Napier Kingdon, R.N., Retired (17 September, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of H. Napier Kingdon, Esq., a tutor.
Kingdon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 July, 1915.[1]
Post-War
Kingdon was appointed to the Mersey-class trawler Richard Jewell on 28 February, 1920, to take command upon her commissioning. He returned to Tring as first officer on Richard Jewell paying off around May, 1920.[2]
Kingdon was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 July, 1923.[3]
Kingdon was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 14 September, 1936.[4]
World War II
In 1939, appointed to Tamas as Port Minesweeping Officer.
Reverted to the Retired List on 29 November, 1947.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hugh Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Holderness 20 Aug, 1918[5] – 3 Apr, 1919 |
Succeeded by Gerald Loe |
| Preceded by Claude P. Hermon-Hodge |
Captain of H.M.S. Tonbridge 3 Apr, 1919[6] – 4 Nov, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Claude P. Hermon-Hodge |
Senior Officer, Twenty-second Fleet Sweeping Flotilla 3 Apr, 1919 – 4 Nov, 1919 |
Succeeded by Flotilla Disestablished |
| Preceded by Charles Wood |
Captain of H.M.S. Marlow 4 Nov, 1919 – 1 Dec, 1919 |
Succeeded by Frederick L. Cavaye |
| Preceded by Charles H. Daniel |
Captain of H.M.S. Tring 1 Dec, 1919 – 20 Jan, 1920 |
Succeeded by Thomas G. Carter |
| Preceded by Herbert C. Mayo |
Captain of H.M.S. Sherborne 23 Apr, 1924[7] – 23 Apr, 1926 |
Succeeded by William V. H. Harris |
| Preceded by Norman B. Weir |
Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton 16 Jan, 1928[8] – 1 Jan, 1930 |
Succeeded by Leonard A. W. Johnson |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
- ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
- ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
- ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 814.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 921.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
