Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey
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Jump to navigationJump to searchVice-Admiral (retired) Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey, C.B., D.S.C. (21 February, 1894 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Edward Medic[?] Kelsey, Esq., gentleman.[1]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 April, 1916.[2]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 April, 1924.[3]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1930.[4]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[5]
World War II
Kelsey was appointed in command of the battleship Warspite in March, 1944.[6]
Kelsey was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1946. He was palced on the Retired List on 15 January, 1949 and promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 20 March, 1949.[7]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by The Hon. David Edwardes |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 17 Mar, 1944[8] – 29 Aug, 1944[9] |
Succeeded by Charles P. Frend |
| Preceded by Charles P. Frend |
Captain of H.M.S. Warspite 14 Sep, 1944[10] – 28 Dec, 1944[11] |
Succeeded by Markham H. Evelegh |
| Preceded by Frederick H. G. Dalrymple-Hamilton |
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard 1 May, 1946 – c. Jun, 1948 |
Succeeded by Charles P. Clarke |
Footnotes
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Kelsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/56/92. f. 94.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
