John Kelly (Royal Navy officer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Royal Navy officer, born 1871
Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1871
Place of Birth: Southsea, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 04-Nov-1936
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John Kelly (Royal Navy officer)
- Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Donald Kelly (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.
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