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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 | 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</wiki> 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> | ||
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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<nowiki>'s</wiki> 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
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