Charles Kingsmill
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Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill, CMG (7 July 1855 – 15 July 1935) was a Canadian-born naval officer and the first director of the Department of the Naval Service of Canada. After retiring from a career in the Royal Navy, he played a prominent role in the establishment of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1910. Along with Rear-Admiral Walter Hose, he is considered the father of the Royal Canadian Navy.[1]
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Sir Charles Kingsmill | |
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Birth name | Charles Edmund Kingsmill |
Born | (1855-07-07)7 July 1855 Guelph, Canada West (now Ontario) |
Died | 15 July 1935(1935-07-15) (aged 80) Portland, Ontario, Canada |
Allegiance | United Kingdom (1870–1908) Canada (1909–1921) |
Service/ | Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy |
Years of service | 1870–1921 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Cormorant HMS Goldfinch HMS Blenheim HMS Archer HMS Mildura HMS Scylla HMS Majestic HMS Dominion HMS Repulse |
Battles/wars | Anglo-Sudanese War Somaliland Campaign First World War |
Awards | Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy |
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