About Henry Kitson
Lived 1877 – 1952 (aged 74). Henry Kitson was a British naval officer.
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Karslake Kitson (22 June 1877 – 19 February 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the 3rd Battle Squadron.
Naval career Kitson joined the Royal Navy in 1891 and served in World War I. He was made Commander of 3rd Battle Squadron in 1929 and then Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard in 1931 before retiring as a vice-admiral in 1933. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1929 Birthday Honours and a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1935 Birthday Honours.
He also served in World War II as Flag Officer, Coast of Cornwall from 1940 until 1942.
They had two sons, including Sir Frank Kitson.
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Who was Henry Kitson?
Royal Navy officer (1877–1952)
When was Henry Kitson born?
Henry Kitson was born on 22 June 1877 in Highweek.
When did Henry Kitson die?
Henry Kitson died on 19 February 1952.
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Henry Kitson was a naval officer.
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Henry Kitson was British.
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