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Vernon Kell

British Army general · United Kingdom · On the map · Lived 1873 to 1942 · aged 68

Major-General Sir Vernon George Waldegrave Kell, was a British Army general and the founder and first Director of the British Security Service, otherwise known as MI5. Known as K, he was described in Who's Who as "Commandant, War Department Constabulary".

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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

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Country
United Kingdom
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1873 to 1942 · aged 68