Kell, Vernon George Waldegrave
- Date of birth:
- November 21st, 1873 (Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- March 27th, 1942
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Promotions:
15 December 1896: Lieutenant
24 September 1901: Captain
9 February 1904: Staff Captain
20 August 1913: Major
5 September 1914: Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1 March 1915: GSO 1 (while retaining temporary Lieutenant-Colonel rank)
3 June 1916: Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
21 December 1916: Temporary Colonel
1 April 1924: Colonel (Reserve List) – 1 April 1924
27 September 1939: Honorary Major-General
1909-1940: Director of MI5
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Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB, Military Division)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1917
Officier in de Leopoldsorde / Officier de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1917
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1917
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Ufficiale
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1919
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Colonel
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1919
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Honorary Major General
- Unit:
- MI5, British Government
- Awarded on:
- March 1942
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- Photo 1: Public Domain (Public Domain)
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31395/page/7426
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29916/supplement/924
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30302/supplement/9863
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30306/supplement/9946
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31263/supplement/4199
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