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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
Kingdon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1915.
The son of H. Napier Kingdon, Esq., a tutor.
 
Kingdon was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 July, 1915.<ref>Kingdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/37.|}} f. 37.</ref>


==Post-War==
==Post-War==
Kingdon was appointed to the ''Mersey''-class trawler [[H.M.T. Richard Jewell (1918)|''Richard Jewell'']] on 28 February, 1920, to take command upon her commissioning.  He returned to {{UK-Tring}} as first officer on ''Richard Jewell'' paying off around May, 1920.
Kingdon was appointed to the ''Mersey''-class trawler [[H.M.T. Richard Jewell (1918)|''Richard Jewell'']] on 28 February, 1920, to take command upon her commissioning.  He returned to {{UK-Tring}} as first officer on ''Richard Jewell'' paying off around May, 1920.<ref>Kingdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/37.|}} f. 37.</ref>


Kingdon was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1923.
Kingdon was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 July, 1923.<ref>Kingdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/37.|}} f. 37.</ref>


Kingdon was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 September, 1936.
Kingdon was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 September, 1936.<ref>Kingdon Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/37.|}} f. 37.</ref>


==World War II==
==World War II==
In 1939, appointed to ''Tamas'' as Port Minesweeping Officer.
Reverted to the Retired List on 29 November, 1947.


==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 13:45, 13 April 2022

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[6] 		Succeeded by
Gerald Loe
Preceded by
Claude P. Hermon-Hodge 		Captain of H.M.S. Tonbridge
3 Apr, 1919[7][8] – 4 Nov, 1919[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Claude P. Hermon-Hodge 		Senior Officer, Twenty-second Fleet Sweeping Flotilla
3 Apr, 1919[10] – 4 Nov, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Flotilla Disestablished
Preceded by
Charles Wood 		Captain of H.M.S. Marlow
4 Nov, 1919[12] – 1 Dec, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Charles H. Daniel
Preceded by
Charles H. Daniel 		Captain of H.M.S. Tring
1 Dec, 1919[14] – 20 Jan, 1920[15] 		Succeeded by
Thomas G. Carter
Preceded by
Herbert C. Mayo 		Captain of H.M.S. Sherborne
23 Apr, 1924[16][17] – 23 Apr, 1926[18] 		Succeeded by
William V. H. Harris
Preceded by
Norman B. Weir 		Captain of H.M.S. Tiverton
16 Jan, 1928[19][20] – 1 Jan, 1930[21] 		Succeeded by
Leonard A. W. Johnson

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  2. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  3. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  4. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 814.
  6. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  7. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 921.
  9. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  10. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  11. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  12. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  13. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  14. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  15. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  16. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 270.
  18. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  19. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 275.
  21. ↑ Kingdon Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/37. f. 37.

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