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− | + | The son of Cdr. (later Captain) [[Henry Graham Sherbrooke|H. G. Sherbrooke]], R.N. entered the Training Establishment on 15 September 1913. He passed out on 9 January, 1917 and served in the {{UK-Canada|f=tp}} until being moved into {{UK-IronDuke}} on 28 Febuary, 1919. He would be in that ship for a half year. | |
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− | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1921. |
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− | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on | + | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1929. |
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+ | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1935. | ||
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+ | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1942. | ||
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+ | Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 July, 1951. Invalided with defective vision on 18 November, 1953, he was placed on the Retirefd List as medically unfit on 4 March, 1954. | ||
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Revision as of 09:24, 3 December 2020
Rear-Admiral Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke, V.C., D.S.O., C.B. (8 January, 1901 – 13 June, 1972) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Cdr. (later Captain) H. G. Sherbrooke, R.N. entered the Training Establishment on 15 September 1913. He passed out on 9 January, 1917 and served in the battleship H.M.S. Canada until being moved into Iron Duke on 28 Febuary, 1919. He would be in that ship for a half year.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1921.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1929.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1935.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1942.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1951. Invalided with defective vision on 18 November, 1953, he was placed on the Retirefd List as medically unfit on 4 March, 1954.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Ian R. H. Black |
Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful 1931 – 18 Dec, 1939 |
Succeeded by Ralph L. Fisher |
Preceded by John Bostock |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanoc Oct, 1936[1] |
Succeeded by Anthony P. Colthurst |
Preceded by Daniel de Pass |
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack 29 Dec, 1939 – 18 Jan, 1940 |
Succeeded by Philip Louis Vian |
Preceded by Philip Louis Vian |
Captain of H.M.S. Afridi 18 Jan, 1940 – 29 Mar, 1940 |
Succeeded by Philip Louis Vian |
Preceded by Philip Louis Vian |
Captain of H.M.S. Cossack 29 Mar, 1940 – 21 May, 1940 |
Succeeded by Philip Louis Vian |
Preceded by George K. Whitmy-Smith |
Captain of H.M.S. Matabele 22 May, 1940 – 15 Apr, 1941 |
Succeeded by Arthur C. Stanford |
Preceded by Geoffrey Barnard |
Captain of H.M.S. Aurora 20 Aug, 1945 – May, 1946 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.