Kenneth Snow

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Rear Admiral
Kenneth Arthur Snow
Born 1934
Died 5 December 2011(2011-12-05) (aged 76–77)

Kenneth Arthur Snow (1934 – 5 December 2011) was a flag officer in the Royal Navy.

Early life

Snow went to St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, South Africa and was in Merriman House.[1]

Naval career

With the rank of Commander, Snow was captain of the ship HMS Llandaff.[2] He also served as captain of HMS Arethusa from 1978 to 1981. Snow was promoted to Rear admiral in 1984.[3]

Other work

Snow was a member of Westminster Abbey's College as Deputy High Bailiff,[4] and also as Receiver General of Westminster Abbey between 1987 and 1998. Snow's ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey on 17 March 2012.[5]

Honours and awards

Snow was appointed as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1987 New Year Honours.[6]

References

  1. Poland 2008, p. 239.
  2. "hms llandaff crew & family who have crossed the bar". hmsllandaff.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. Colin Mackie. "Royal Navy- Senior Appointments" (PDF).
  4. "Ecumenical representatives join Westminster Abbey's College". Anglican News. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. "Westminster Abbey » Rear Admiral Kenneth Snow remembered at Abbey". westminster-abbey.org. March 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  6. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50764. p. 2. 30 December 1986.

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