his American counterpart. In late 1942 he was recalled to England to become the Deputy First Sea Lord, an appointment created to relieve the First Sea Lord Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound of the burden of his administrative duties, allowing him to concentrate on his role as Chief of the Naval Staff and a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. After Pound's resignation in September 1943 he served under Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham. After the war, Kennedy-Purvis was awarded the GBE, and was made a Commander of the Legion of Merit by the United States. Ill-health compelled him to retire in March 1946, and he died of a heart attack at his home on 26 May 1946. His funeral service was held at the Royal Naval College Chapel in Greenwich. Personal life He married May Conquest in 1910, but had no children. Lady Kennedy-Purvis died in 1971. References External links |- 1884 births 1946 deaths Royal Navy admirals of World War II Lords of the Admiralty Commanders of the Legion of Merit Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich Bermuda in World War II Admiralty personnel of World War II