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− | {{LieutRN}} '''Frank Alan Rothera''' ( – 2 August, 1918) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LieutRN}} '''Frank Alan Rothera''' (7 April, 1889 – 2 August, 1918) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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− | + | Rothera was promoted to the rank of {{MidRN}} on 15 September, 1905. | |
− | Rothera was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Rothera was promoted to the rank of Acting {{SubRN}} on 30 January, 1909 and to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 March, 1909. |
− | Rothera was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Rothera was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1911. |
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{{LieutRN}} Rothera was in command of the {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} in the {{UK-DF|20}}{{HardLying|p. 124}} when she was lost to a mine on 2 August, 1918.{{KindellROH2|p. 520}} | {{LieutRN}} Rothera was in command of the {{UK-Ariel|f=t}} in the {{UK-DF|20}}{{HardLying|p. 124}} when she was lost to a mine on 2 August, 1918.{{KindellROH2|p. 520}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:02, 27 October 2017
Lieutenant Frank Alan Rothera (7 April, 1889 – 2 August, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Rothera was promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 15 September, 1905.
Rothera was promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 30 January, 1909 and to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 March, 1909.
Rothera was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911.
Lieutenant Rothera was in command of the destroyer Ariel in the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla[1] when she was lost to a mine on 2 August, 1918.[2]
Rothera died along with 48 ship mates, and Ariel was lost.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by William A. C. Salmond |
Captain of H.M.S. Test 21 Jun, 1916[3] – 12 Nov, 1916[4] |
Succeeded by James A. Douglas-Hamilton |
Preceded by Desmond Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Hind 12 Nov, 1916[5] – Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Basil E. Reinold |
Preceded by Basil E. Reinold |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel Jul, 1917[6] – 2 Aug, 1918[7] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 124.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 520.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398oo.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 520.