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| − | '''Cecil Eustace Rooke''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Cecil Eustace Rooke''', R.N. (15 May, 1872 – 11 October, 1909) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Rooke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1893. | |
| − | Rooke was | + | On 1 February, 1894, Rooke was appointed to the {{UK-Rattler|f=t}} on the [[China Station]]. He was loaned to command the {{UK-1TB20|f=t}} in May for night torpedo attack exercises conducted near [[Hong Kong]]. She acted as a guard boat in the port defence scenario.{{ARTS1894|p. 196}} |
| − | Rooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Rooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1906. |
| − | Rooke was | + | On 8 January, 1907, Rooke was invalided and sent to London with debility, being due 26 January. |
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| − | Rooke | + | Rooke was admitted to Haslar Hospital on 27 February, 1908. He was certified a "dangerous lunatic" and placed on the Retired List as unfit on 28 February, 1908. He was admitted to Yarmouth Hospital on 6 March. |
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| + | Rooke died of "general paralysis of the insane" on 11 October, 1909. | ||
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Revision as of 10:58, 26 October 2017
Commander Cecil Eustace Rooke, R.N. (15 May, 1872 – 11 October, 1909) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Rooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1893.
On 1 February, 1894, Rooke was appointed to the gunboat Rattler on the China Station. He was loaned to command the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 20 in May for night torpedo attack exercises conducted near Hong Kong. She acted as a guard boat in the port defence scenario.[1]
Rooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1906.
On 8 January, 1907, Rooke was invalided and sent to London with debility, being due 26 January.
Rooke was admitted to Haslar Hospital on 27 February, 1908. He was certified a "dangerous lunatic" and placed on the Retired List as unfit on 28 February, 1908. He was admitted to Yarmouth Hospital on 6 March.
Rooke died of "general paralysis of the insane" on 11 October, 1909.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 20 May, 1894[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Recruit 16 Jan, 1902[3] – 30 May, 1902[4] |
Succeeded by Rowland H. Bather |
| Preceded by Edward F. B. Charlton |
Captain of H.M.S. Halcyon 16 Feb, 1905[5] |
Succeeded by Anthony F. Gurney |
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 196.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1894. p. 196.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 297a.
- ↑ Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 322.
