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'''Robert Geoffrey Cross''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
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{{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Robert Geoffrey Cross''', R.D. (21 December, 1876 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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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>
  
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In 1916, he collided {{UK-Vigilant}} with S.S. ''Ellington''.  In 1917, he collided {{UK-Vigilant}} with the Leith Dock and also with the {{UK-Eridge|f=t}}.<ref>Cross Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref>
  
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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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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]

In 1916, he collided Vigilant with S.S. Ellington. In 1917, he collided Vigilant with the Leith Dock and also with the paddle minesweeper Eridge.[2]

Cross was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 22 August, 1918.[3]

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.[4]

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[5][6] – 8 Mar, 1916[7] 		Succeeded by
Cyril S. Durrad
Preceded by
Colin A. G. Hutchison 		Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant
8 Mar, 1916[8][9] – 5 Feb, 1917[10] 		Succeeded by
Alfred S. C. Bird

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  2. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  3. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  4. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  5. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392m.
  7. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  8. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
  10. ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.

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