Derwent Kermode
Sir Derwent William Kermode was a British diplomat who served as List of ambassadors of [the United Kingdom to Indonesia|Ambassador to Indonesia] from 1950 to 1953 and List of ambassadors of [the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic|Ambassador to Czechoslovakia] from 1953 to 1955.
Early life and education
Kermode was born on 19 June 1898, the son of Frederick Bacon Kermode of the Isle of Man and Florence née Marshall. He was educated at Eastbourne College, Sussex.Career
After serving during World War I with the Royal Field Artillery, Kermode entered the Consular Service in 1921. He served in various consular posts in the Far East including at Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Seoul, Mukden and Tamsui.Kermode was appointed the first British Ambassador to Indonesia in 1950 following the country's transfer of sovereignty and the establishment of an Embassy in Jakarta. He remained in the post until 1953. He then served as Ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1953 to 1955.
Kermode retired to England and was ordained a priest. From 1956, he was curate of St Peter's Church, Portishead, Somerset, before being installed as rector at St [Catherine of Siena Church, Cocking|Cocking] and Bepton in West Sussex in January 1959, a post he retained for a year until his death.
Personal life and death
Kermode married Barbara Thorn in 1925 and they had two sons and two daughters.Kermode died on 12 January 1960, aged 61.