Charles Kennedy-Purvis

Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis
Born	2 May 1884
Died	26 May 1946
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1899 - 1946
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Glorious
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis GBE KCB (2 May 1884 – 26 May 1946) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Deputy First Sea Lord.

Naval career

Kennedy-Purvis joined the Royal Navy in 1899.^[1] In 1931 he was made Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious.^[1]

He became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in 1935 and Commander of 1st Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1936.^[2] In 1938 he became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.^[2]

He served in World War II as Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station and then, from 1942, as Deputy First Sea Lord.^[2] He died shortly after leaving office in 1946.^[2]

Family

In 1910 he married May Conquest.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Unit Histories
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Sidney Meyrick	Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station 1940–1942	Succeeded by Sir Alban Curteis

Persondata
Name	Kennedy-Purvis, Charles
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Date of birth	2 May 1884
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Date of death	26 May 1946
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