(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/branch
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
U-boat Campaign
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
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]
^Kingsmill House display, Maritime Command Museum, CFB Halifax
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Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy Directors of the Naval Service CharlesKingsmill Walter Hose Chiefs of the Naval Staff Walter Hose Percy Nelles George...
Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy Directors of the Naval Service CharlesKingsmill Walter Hose Chiefs of the Naval Staff Walter Hose Percy Nelles George...
Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy Directors of the Naval Service CharlesKingsmill Walter Hose Chiefs of the Naval Staff Walter Hose Percy Nelles George...
Commanders of the Royal Canadian Navy Directors of the Naval Service CharlesKingsmill Walter Hose Chiefs of the Naval Staff Walter Hose Percy Nelles George...
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