Alexander Keith Jones

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Captain (retired) Alexander Keith Jones, R.N. (20 February, 1870 – 5 July, 1938) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1892.[1]

Jones was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 October, 1905.[2]

Jones was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 3 June, 1912.[3]

Jones commanded the steam yacht Albert III from 11 March 1916 to 11 March 1918.[4]

He reverted to the Retired List as of 15 August, 1919 after a year in the role of Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica.

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Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edwin H. Edwards
Captain of H.M.S. Algerine
22 Feb, 1910[5] – 1 Apr, 1912[6]
Succeeded by
Francis G. St. G. Brooker
Preceded by
Frederic W. Fisher
as Commodore-in-Charge, Jamaica
Senior Naval Officer, Jamaica
24 Aug, 1918[7] – 15 Aug, 1919[8]
Succeeded by
Cecil B. Turner

Footnotes

  1. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
  2. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
  3. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
  4. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 275.
  6. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
  7. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.
  8. Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/111. f. 111.