James Kennon Explained

Sir James Kennon
Birth Name:James Edward Campbell Kennon
Birth Date:26 November 1925[1]
Birth Place:Liverpool, England[2]
Death Place:Hampshire, England
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1945 – 1983
Rank:Vice Admiral
Branch: Royal Navy
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Sir James Edward Campbell Kennon KCB CBE (26 November 1925  - 22 January 1991) was a Royal Navy officer who ended his career as Chief of Fleet Support.

He was educated at Stowe School.[3]

Naval career

Kennon joined the Royal Navy in 1945. On promotion to rear admiral, he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy) in 1978[4] and Port Admiral at Rosyth as well as Chief Naval Supply & Secretariat Officer in 1979.[5] Following promotion to vice admiral, he became Chief of Fleet Support in 1981.[6] In that capacity he managed the run-down of Chatham Dockyard[7] before he retired in 1983.[8] He died in January 1991.[9]

Notes and References

  1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  2. New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917–1967
  3. Old Stoic News . The Stoic . July 1979 . 163 . 353 . 18 May 2019.
  4. Whitaker's Almanack 1979
  5. Whitaker's Almanack 1980
  6. Whitaker's Almanack 1982
  7. Web site: HM Dockyard – Chatham . 28 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505062621/http://www.hmsgangestoterror.org/RNB/HMDockyardChatham.htm . 5 May 2010 . dead .
  8. Whitaker's Almanack 1984
  9. "Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir James Kennon." The Times, 26 January 1991

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