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 CNHS - Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill - Halifax, Nova Scotia Posted by:  Weathervane
N 44° 39.562 W 063° 35.551
20T E 453024 N 4945282
Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill was the Director of Canada's first standing navy from its founding in 1910 until 1920. Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill fut directeur de la première marine permanente du pays, de sa fondation en 1910 jusqu’en 1920.
Waymark Code: WMJGGY
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 11/16/2013
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Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill
Director of Canada's first standing navy from its founding in 1910 until 1920, Admiral Kingsmill was responsible for Canada`s naval contribution during the First World War. He asserted Canadian automomy over naval operations and bases, organized Allied mercantile convoys out of Halifax and Sydney and established in shore patrols and a continent wide supply system for the Allied fleet. Providing sound administrative oversight, Kingsmill set up command structures and training institutions that later enabled the Royal Canadian Navy to expand into one of the world`s largest naval forces during the Second World War.
Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill
Directeur de la première marine permanente du pays, de sa fondation en 1910 jusqu’en 1920, l’amiral Kingsmill fut responsable des opérations navales pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. En plus d’affirmer l’autonomie du Canada sur les bases et les opérations, il organisa des convois marchands à partir de Halifax et de Sydney, des patrouilles côtières et un système continental de ravitaillement pour la flotte alliée. En dirigeant rigoureux, Kingsmill mit en place les structures de commandement et de formation qui firent de la marine royale du Canada l’une des principales forces navales de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Nova Scotia
Location - City name/Town name: Halifax
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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