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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 5 February, 1872]], Rolfe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 29 December, 1871.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23826/pages/510 no. 23826.  p. 510.]  9 February, 1872.</ref>
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In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 5 February, 1872]], Rolfe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 29 December, 1871.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23826/pages/510 no. 23826.  p. 510.]  9 February, 1872.</ref>
  
Rolfe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 30 August, 1879.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24758/pages/5309 no. 24758.  p. 5309.]  2 September, 1879.</ref>
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Rolfe was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} from the ''Victoria and Albert'' with seniority of 30 August, 1879.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24758/pages/5309 no. 24758.  p. 5309.]  2 September, 1879.</ref>
  
Rolfe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 January, 1899, vice [[Charles Searle Cardale|Cardale]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Repulse|f=t}} in October, 1895.{{MackieRNW}}
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 October, 1903, vice [[Edmund Charles Drummond|Drummond]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27603/pages/6088 no. 27603.  p. 6088.]  6 October, 1903.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903|Order in Council of 8 December]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 8 December.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27628/pages/8407 no. 27628.  p. 8407.]  22 December, 1903.</ref>
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Rolfe was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 January, 1899, vice [[Charles Searle Cardale|Cardale]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27043/pages/298 no. 27043.  p. 298.]  17 January, 1899.</ref>
  
Rolfe was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 10 October, 1907.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28068/pages/6813 no. 28068.  p. 6813.]  11 October, 1907.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 1 October, 1903, vice [[Edmund Charles Drummond|Drummond]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27603/pages/6088 no. 27603.  p. 6088.]  6 October, 1903.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903|Order in Council of 8 December]], he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 8 December.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27628/pages/8407 no. 27628.  p. 8407.]  22 December, 1903.</ref>
  
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Rolfe was advanced to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 10 October, 1907.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28068/pages/6813 no. 28068.  p. 6813.]  11 October, 1907.</ref>
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==Service Records==
 
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Admiral Ernest Neville Rolfe, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (11 August, 1847 – 11 May, 1909) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 5 February, 1872, Rolfe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 29 December, 1871.[1]

Rolfe was promoted to the rank of Commander from the Victoria and Albert with seniority of 30 August, 1879.[2]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Repulse in October, 1895.[3]

Rolfe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 January, 1899, vice Cardale.[4]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 1 October, 1903, vice Drummond.[5] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 8 December.[6]

Rolfe was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 10 October, 1907.[7]

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
George A. Primrose
Captain of H.M.S. Pylades
16 Mar, 1887[8]
Succeeded by
James B. Young
Preceded by
Arthur C. H. Paget
Captain of H.M.S. Galatea
5 Apr, 1892[9]
Succeeded by
Henry J. Keane
Preceded by
Burges Watson
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse
10 Oct, 1895[10] – Dec, 1897[11]
Succeeded by
Robert L. Groome

 

Footnotes

  1. The London Gazette: no. 23826. p. 510. 9 February, 1872.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 24758. p. 5309. 2 September, 1879.
  3. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 27043. p. 298. 17 January, 1899.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27603. p. 6088. 6 October, 1903.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27628. p. 8407. 22 December, 1903.
  7. The London Gazette: no. 28068. p. 6813. 11 October, 1907.
  8. The Navy List. (February, 1888). p. 224.
  9. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 221.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 254.
  11. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.