Derek Charles Kenderdine (28 October 1897 – 28 August 1947) was an

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first-class

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er and

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officer. The son of Sir Charles Halstaff Kenderdine and Dame Henrietta Florence Bailey, he was born in October 1897 at Chislehurst, Kent. He attended the

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from where he graduated into the

. He served in the latter stages of the

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with the rank of sub-lieutenant. Following the war, Kenderdine played

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for the

in 1921 and 1922, making two appearances against the

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, though without much success. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in May 1927, at which point he was retired from the navy. He died at a nursing home at

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in August 1947.

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* 1897 births 1947 deaths People from Chislehurst Cricketers from the London Borough of Bromley People educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne Royal Navy officers of World War I English cricketers Royal Navy cricketers Cricketers from Kent Royal Navy officers Military personnel from the London Borough of Bromley 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1890s-stub