Cecil Francis Kilner
Cecil Francis Kilner | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Jo |
| Born | 8 October 1883 Kemsing, Kent, England |
| Died | 20 October 1925 (aged 42) London, England |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Marines Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1902–1925 |
| Rank | Group Captain |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Group Captain Cecil Francis Kilner,
Cuxhaven Raid. He was awarded two Distinguished Service Orders during service with the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War, he died as a Royal Air Force Group Captain in 1925 after a short illness.[1]
Early life
Kilner was born on 8 October 1883 in Kemsing, Kent 12 April 1887 the son of William and Frances Kilner.[1]
Royal Marines
He graduated from the
Royal Marine Light Infantry on 1 September 1902.[2] In the 1911 Census he was described as a Lieutenant of the Royal Marines Light Infantry aboard HMS Swiftsure in the Grand Harbour, Malta.[3]
On 22 October 1913 he was awarded the Aviators Certificate #667 from the Royal Aero Club following flights at the Central Flying School at Upavon, Wiltshire and went on to serve with the Royal Naval Air Service.[4]
On Christmas Day 1914 he took part in the
Short Admiralty Type 135
was one of the few who managed to return to his ship.
Royal Air Force
In 1919 he transferred to the new
Aide-de-Camp to the King but he died soon after in London on 20 October 1925 at 16 Beaumont Street, London.[7]
Honours and awards
- 19 February 1915 – Captain Cecil Francis Kilner, RNLI (Flight Commander) is awarded the Distinguished Service Order for distinguished service on the combined operations by HM Ships and Naval Seaplanes on 25 December 1914.[5]
- 1 October 1917 – Squadron Cd. Cecil Franscis Kilner, DSO, RNAS (Capt, temp Major RMLI) a bar to the Distinguished Service Order for services in reconnaissance and bombing flights in the eastern Mediterranean.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Group Captain C. F. Kilner". Obituaries. The Times. No. 44101. London. 24 October 1925. col E, p. 16.
- ^ "No. 27475". The London Gazette. 19 September 1902. p. 6021.
- ^ 1911 Census RG14 34973
- ^ "The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom". Flight. 15 November 1913. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "No. 29076". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1915. p. 1721.
- ^ "No. 31755". The London Gazette. 27 January 1920. p. 1099.
- ^ "Deaths". Deaths. The Times. No. 44098. London. 21 October 1925. col A, p. 1.
- ^ "No. 30316". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 October 1917. p. 10156.