Edward Wollaston Kitson

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File:Edward Kitson Magnificent.jpg
Kitson as a Midshipman in Magnificent, c. 1905.
From official officers' photograph in album of George Napier Tomlin.

Captain (retired) Edward Wollaston Kitson, Royal Navy (7 March, 1888 – 18 February, 1944) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain E. Kitson of Paynsford Newton Abbot.

Kitson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1909.[1]

Kitson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1917.[2]

Kitson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 29 August, 1918.[3]

Post-War

Kitson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923.[4]

Kitson was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 7 March, 1934.[5]

World War II

Kitson was mobilised in 1938 to serve as Extended Defence Officer for Plymouth.[6]

Kitson was faulted for sa collision between H.M.T. [illeg] and S.S. Siak, 1941 or so.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
?
Fleet Navigation Officer, America and West Indies
14 Aug, 1922[8] – Oct, 1923[9]
Succeeded by
Hugh A. Taylor
Preceded by
Francis N. Miles
Fleet Navigating Officer, China Station
30 Jan, 1928[10] – Feb, 1930[11]
Succeeded by
Gerald P. Bowen
Preceded by
James Wolfe-Murray
Captain of H.M.S. Kent
31 May, 1929[12] – 7 Jun, 1929[13]
Succeeded by
Arthur L. Snagge

 

Footnotes

  1. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  2. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  3. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  4. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  5. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  6. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  7. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  8. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  9. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  10. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  11. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  12. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.
  13. Kitson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/277. f. 280.