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Captain Gerard Walter Trevelyan Robertson, (25 July, 1889 – 12 August, 1936) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Robertson was born in Durham, the son of the Lord Bishop of Exeter.
Robertson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 28 February, 1910.[1]
During the war, he served as gunnery officer in the second class protected cruiser Juno and the battleships Commonwealth and Lord Nelson.
Robertson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 28 February, 1918.[2]
Robertson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1922.[3]
Robertson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930. He commanded the Template:UK-Resource in 1931-32.
Robertson was selected to command the new light cruiser H.M.S. Penelope in June 1936 as she was nearing completion, which was expected to occur in September. However, he died in a motor vehicle accident in Belfast on 12 August.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James F. Paget |
Squadron Gunnery Officer, First Light Cruiser Squadron 31 Mar, 1921[4][5] – 5 Jan, 1923[6] |
Succeeded by Hugh A. C. Dick |
| Preceded by Eric W. W. Ling |
Fleet Gunnery Officer, Atlantic Fleet 21 Oct, 1927[7] |
Succeeded by Charles A. A. Larcom |
| Preceded by Rodolph H. F. De Salis |
Captain of H.M.S. Veronica 18 Oct, 1928[8] – 18 Sep, 1930[9] |
Succeeded by Horace L. Morgan |
| Preceded by Eric R. Bent |
Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance 3 Apr, 1933 – 8 Oct, 1934 |
Succeeded by Harold R. G. Kinahan |
| Preceded by Eric R. Bent |
Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance 8 Oct, 1934 – 9 Mar, 1936 |
Succeeded by Harold R. G. Kinahan |
Footnotes
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 747.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). p. 255.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
- ↑ Robertson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/111. f. 468.
