Vernon Kell
Military Person
1873 – 1942
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Who was Vernon Kell?
Major-General Sir Vernon George Waldegrave Kell, KBE, CB was the founder and first Director General 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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- Born
- Nov 21, 1873
Great Yarmouth - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Died
- Mar 27, 1942
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on July 23, 2013
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