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| − | '''Robert Geoffrey Cross''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. | + | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Robert Geoffrey Cross''', R.D. (21 December, 1876 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
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| − | + | Cross was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 22 August, 1910.<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref> | |
| − | + | I am unconvinced that he commanded {{UK-Viking}}. | |
| − | Cross was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | In 1917, he collided {{UK-Vigilant}} with the Leith Dock and also with the {{UK-Eridge|f=t}}. |
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| + | Cross was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 22 August, 1918.<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref> | ||
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| + | Demobilised 7 July 1919, Cross was awarded an R.D. that year. | ||
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| + | Cross was retired with the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 21 December, 1921.<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref> | ||
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| + | Removed from the Navy List on 16 May, 1930 due to non-report. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 13:14, 21 April 2017
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Robert Geoffrey Cross, R.D. (21 December, 1876 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Cross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 22 August, 1910.[1]
I am unconvinced that he commanded Viking.
In 1917, he collided Vigilant with the Leith Dock and also with the paddle minesweeper Eridge.
Cross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 22 August, 1918.[2]
Demobilised 7 July 1919, Cross was awarded an R.D. that year.
Cross was retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 21 December, 1921.[3]
Removed from the Navy List on 16 May, 1930 due to non-report.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William B. Fuller |
Captain of H.M.S. Boxer 13 Apr, 1915[4] |
Succeeded by Cyril S. Durrad |
| Preceded by George N. Gilbertson |
Captain of H.M.S. Viking 8 Mar, 1916[5] – Sep, 1916[Inference] |
Succeeded by Henry G. L. Oliphant |
| Preceded by Colin A. G. Hutchinson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant 8 Mar, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Alfred S. C. Bird |
Footnotes
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 399c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
