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Revision as of 15:07, 26 October 2017
Commander (retired) Clive Neville Rolfe, D.S.O., R.N. (17 September, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Clermont, Queensland.
Rolfe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1906.
Rolfe was appointed in command of the destroyer Roebuck on 3 May, 1911.[1]
On 16 June, 1913, Rolfe was appointed in command of the destroyer Stag.[2]
Rolfe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1914.
Rolfe was appointed in command of the Q-ship Q.34 from 19 March, 1917 through 12 September, 1917. He was credited for attacking a submarine in the Bay of Biscay on 20 August, 1917 which may or may not have been the action which sank the German submarine UC 72. Regardless, he was awarded a D.S.O.
Placed on the Retired List with gratuity on 14 August, 1920, Rolfe was promoted to the rank of Commander (retired) on 17 September, 1924.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William L. Elder |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 68 14 Jul, 1904 |
Succeeded by Arthur B. F. Dawson |
| Preceded by Wilfrid W. Hunt as Captain of H.M. T.B. 42 |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 042 16 May, 1907[3] – 15 May, 1909 |
Succeeded by Salisbury H. Simpson |
| Preceded by Andrew B. Cunningham |
Captain of H.M.S. Roebuck 3 May, 1911[4] – 3 May, 1913 |
Succeeded by Reginald W. Blake |
| Preceded by George F. A. Mulock |
Captain of H.M.S. Mallard 14 May, 1913 – 16 Jun, 1913 |
Succeeded by James L. C. Clark |
| Preceded by George F. A. Mulock |
Captain of H.M.S. Stag 16 Jun, 1913[5] – 15 Dec, 1913 |
Succeeded by Arthur G. Tippet |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Mameluke 9 Oct, 1915 – 24 Nov, 1915 |
Succeeded by Edward O. Broadley |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 378.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 368.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1913). p. 377.
