John Kelly (Royal Navy officer)
| Sir John Kelly | |
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Sir John Kelly
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| Born | 13 July 1871 Southsea, Hampshire |
| Died |
4 November 1936 (aged 65) Marylebone, London |
| Buried at | Buried at sea |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1884–1936 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Fleet |
| Commands held |
HMS Hermione HMS Dublin HMS Devonshire HMS Weymouth HMS Princess Royal 4th Battle Squadron 1st Battle Squadron Atlantic Fleet |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Donald Kelly GCB, GCVO (13 July 1871 – 4 November 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War as commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Dublin which came close to intercepting the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben. After the War he took charge of a naval force dispatched to strengthen the Mediterranean Fleet during the Chanak Crisis. After serving as Fourth Sea Lord and then commander of the 1st Battle Squadron, Kelly, known for his skill in personnel matters, was asked to take command of the Atlantic Fleet in the aftermath of the Invergordon Mutiny. He rapidly restored discipline and issued a report which was quite critical of the Admiralty Board's handling of the pay cuts issue in the first place. He went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth.
Born the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Holdworth Kelly of the Royal Marine Artillery and Elizabeth Kelly (née Collum), Kelly joined the training ship HMS Britannia as a cadet on 15 January 1884. Promoted to midshipman on 15 November 1886, he joined the corvette HMS Calliope in January 1887. He transferred to the armoured frigate HMS Agincourt in the Channel Squadron in August 1888, to the battleship HMS Anson in the Channel Squadron in May 1889 and then to the corvette HMS Volage in the Training Squadron in September 1889. Promoted to sub-lieutenant on 14 February 1891 and to lieutenant on 31 December 1893, he joined the cruiser HMS Katoomba on the Australia Station in February 1894. He transferred to the cruiser HMS Royal Arthur, flagship of the Australia Station, in November 1897 and, after qualifying in gunnery at the gunnery school HMS Excellent in 1901, he became gunnery officer in HMS Forte on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station and saw action in her during the Second Boer War.
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