Charles Kingsmill Military person

Admiral Sir Charles Edmund Kingsmill (July 7, 1855 – July 15, 1935) was the first director of the Department of the Naval Service of Canada after playing a prominent role in the establishment of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in 1910. Along with Walter Hose, he is considered the father of the Royal Canadian Navy.

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Birth date	July 07, 1855
Birth place	Province of Canada , Guelph
Date of death	July 15, 1935
Place of death	Ontario , Portland Ontario

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military operations	Mahdist War World War I U-boat Campaign (World War I) Somaliland Campaign
military command	HMS Repulse HMS Archer HMS Blenheim HMS Cormorant HMS Dominion HMS Goldfinch HMS Mildura HMS Scylla
service start	1870
service end	1921