Howard John Kennard
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Captain Howard John Kennard, J.P., D.L., Royal Navy (11 June, 1882 – 16 February, 1967) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 13 December, 1912, Kennard was appointed to Lion to be her gunnery officer.[1]
On 30 June, 1913, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander.[2] On 3 January, 1914, he was appointed along with Cecil H. Pilcher to Vivid for gunnery school.[3]
On 30 June, 1918, he was promoted to Captain.[4] In December, 1918, he was one of two Assistant Directors of Artillery and Torpedoes.[5]
Kennard died on 16 February, 1967 at the age of eighty-four. At the time of his death he was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Stirlingshire.[6]
Service Record
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harry T. Mosse |
Captain of H.M.S. Angler 14 Jul, 1904 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Bernard J. H. Ward |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 340.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 56.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 394.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 335a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1817.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Friday, 17 February, 1967. Issue 56868, col G, p. 14.
