Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy

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Rear-Admiral Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy, R.N., Retired (11 September, 1875 – 4 April, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.[1]

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[2]

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.[3]

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Parker in November, 1917.[4]

Post-War

In May, 1921, Rowley-Conwy was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa.

Rowley-Conwy was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 June, 1922.[5]

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 12 February, 1928.[6]

Rowley-Conwy was appointed in command of the destroyer Mentor on 27 November, 1914.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Harry C. J. R. West
Captain of H.M.S. Skipjack
23 Jul, 1909[8] – 30 Jun, 1911[Inference][9]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Lloyd Thomas
Preceded by
Denis G. Thynne
Captain of H.M.S. Lark
12 May, 1914[10]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Hughes White
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Mentor
27 Nov, 1914[11] – Jul, 1915[Inference][12]
Succeeded by
Edward T. Inman
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Nimrod
5 Jul, 1915[13] – 30 Apr, 1917[14][15]
Succeeded by
Robert A. Hornell
Preceded by
Harry R. Godfrey
Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
30 Apr, 1917[16] – 1917
Succeeded by
Kerrison Kiddle
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Captain of H.M.S. Parker
Nov, 1917[17] – Mar, 1919[Inference]
Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Captain (D), Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla
before Nov, 1918[Citation needed]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Philip E. V. Townshend
Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
27 Mar, 1919[18] – 7 Jul, 1919[19][20]
Succeeded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
27 Mar, 1919[21] – 7 Jul, 1919[22][23]
Succeeded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Preceded by
Barry E. Domvile
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
May, 1921[24]
Succeeded by
Hugh C. Buckle

Footnotes

  1. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  2. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  3. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  5. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  6. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356. His name is apparently misspelled in this particular Navy List.
  8. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 376.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 376.
  10. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 345.
  11. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
  12. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
  13. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ff.
  14. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395y.
  15. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
  16. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
  17. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  18. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 750.
  19. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 750.
  20. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
  21. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 750.
  22. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 750.
  23. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 740.
  24. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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