Marcel Kelsey

Vice Admiral Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey CB, DSC (21 February 1894 – 27 August 1964) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.

Marcel Kelsey
Born21 February 1894
Died27 August 1964 (1964-08-28) (aged 70)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankVice Admiral
Commands heldHMS Naiad
HMS Warspite
Malta Dockyard
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Cross

Kelsey joined the Royal Navy in September 1911 and served in the First World War.[1] Promoted to captain on 31 December 1936, Kelsey became Deputy Director of Personal Services at the Admiralty in September 1937.[2] He served in the Second World War becoming commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Naiad in April 1940, Commodore-in-Charge, Freetown in April 1942 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Warspite in March 1944.[3] As captain of HMS Warspite he led the bombardment squadron during Operation Infatuate, an Anglo-Canadian operation to open the port of Antwerp to shipping and relieve logistical constraints.[4] He went on to be Commodore, Royal Naval Barracks, Chatham in January 1945.[2]

After the War he became Flag Officer, Malta in June 1946.[2]

References
  1. "Marcel Kelsey". Unit Histories. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. "Operation Infatuate". Combined Operations. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton		 Flag Officer, Malta
1946–1948		 Succeeded by
Philip Clarke
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