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| − | Roe was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} as an Acting Mate on 14 August, 1914.<ref>Roe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/62}}</ref> He was part of a wireless detail landed from ''Good Hope'' at Auchile Island on October 29. These five menwere left behind on ''Good Hope''<nowiki>'s</ | + | Roe was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope|f=t}} as an Acting Mate on 14 August, 1914.<ref>Roe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/62}}</ref> He was part of a wireless detail landed from ''Good Hope'' at Auchile Island on October 29. These five menwere left behind on ''Good Hope''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> departure and so survived when she was sunk with all hands at the [[Battle of Coronel]].<ref>Bennett. ''Coronel and the Falklands''. p. 35-36.</ref> |
Roe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 October, 1916.<ref>Roe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/62}}</ref> | Roe was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 14 October, 1916.<ref>Roe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/62}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 3 May 2014
Robert Charles Thornber Roe (1 February, 1885 – 4 March, 1976) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Roe was appointed to the armoured cruiser Good Hope as an Acting Mate on 14 August, 1914.[1] He was part of a wireless detail landed from Good Hope at Auchile Island on October 29. These five menwere left behind on Good Hope's departure and so survived when she was sunk with all hands at the Battle of Coronel.[2]
Roe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 October, 1916.[3]
Roe was appointed in command of the submarine H 50 on 4 November, 1920.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Roe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/62
- ↑ Bennett. Coronel and the Falklands. p. 35-36.
- ↑ Roe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/62
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.
Bibliography
Service Records
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