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'''Kenneth Leslie Campbell''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Kenneth Leslie Campbell''' (6 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 August, 1914.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>
  
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On 30 August, 1912, Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 13}}
 
On 30 August, 1912, Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 13}}
  
 
Campbell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Alarm|f=t}} on 22 November, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 727}}
 
Campbell was appointed in command of the {{UK-Alarm|f=t}} on 22 November, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 727}}
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Campbell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 August, 1922.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>
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Campbell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 October, 1934.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>
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==World War II==
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After 1937, Campbell specialised in boom defence work, and headed up early efforts to secure Malta's dockyard.<ref>Campbell Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/54/42.|}} f. 42.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Kenneth+Leslie+Campbell Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 01:38, 15 February 2024

Commander Kenneth Leslie Campbell (6 September, 1891 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Although he apparently passed the qualifying examination for entrance to Royal Naval College, Osborne in the May 1904 term,[1] Campbell's Service Record indicates he entered in the September, 1904 intake term.

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 August, 1914.[2]

On 30 August, 1912, Campbell was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant.[3]

Campbell was appointed in command of the destroyer Alarm on 22 November, 1917.[4]

Post-War

Campbell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 August, 1922.[5]

Campbell was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 23 October, 1934.[6]

World War II

After 1937, Campbell specialised in boom defence work, and headed up early efforts to secure Malta's dockyard.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. P49
22 Jun, 1917[8] – Nov, 1917 		Succeeded by
Christopher H. Ringrose
Preceded by
Edward Eastwick-Field 		Captain of H.M.S. Alarm
22 Nov, 1917[9] – 1 Jul, 1919 		Succeeded by
Thomas S. Edwards
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Holden 		Captain of H.M.S. Vega
2 Feb, 1923 – 6 Sep, 1923 		Succeeded by
Hugh B. Wrey
Preceded by
Eric P. Vivian 		Captain of H.M.S. Splendid
8 Nov, 1923[10] – 25 Sep, 1925 		Succeeded by
John B. Falls
Preceded by
? 		In Command, Reserve Destroyers, Malta
28 Apr, 1930[11] – 2 Apr, 1933[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		In Command, Reserve Destroyers, Gibraltar
28 Apr, 1930[13] 		Succeeded by
John R. P. Thompson
Preceded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey 		In Charge, Minesweepers in Reserve, Malta
Apr, 1933[14] – 17 Mar, 1934[15] 		Succeeded by
Archibald E. D. C. Duthy
Preceded by
Theodore F. A. Voysey 		Captain of H.M.S. Huntley
1933[16] – 17 Mar, 1934[17] 		Succeeded by
Archibald E. D. C. Duthy
Preceded by
? 		Boom Defence Officer, Malta
26 Aug, 1942 – 14 Jan, 1943 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 19, 1904; pg. 4; Issue 37372.
  2. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 13.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 727.
  5. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  6. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  7. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 396f.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 726.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 271.
  11. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  12. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 236.
  14. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  15. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  16. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.
  17. ↑ Campbell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/54/42. f. 42.

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