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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]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | 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> | |
− | Cross | + | 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> |
− | Cross was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | 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== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
− | {{WP| | + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Robert+Geoffrey+Cross Service Records] |
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Geoffrey_Cross}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Beazley Fuller|William B. Fuller]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Boxer (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Boxer'']]'''<br>13 Apr, 1915{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Beazley Fuller|William B. Fuller]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Boxer (1894)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Boxer'']]'''<br>13 Apr, 1915<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLOct15|p. 392''m''}} – 8 Mar, 1916<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William James O'Neill|William J. O'Neill]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William James O'Neill|William J. O'Neill]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vigilant (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vigilant'']]'''<br>8 Mar, 1916<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref>{{NLDec16|p. 399''c''}} – 5 Feb, 1917<ref>Cross Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/130.|C14618620}} f. 130.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Alfred Sinclair Chetwynd Bird|Alfred S. C. Bird]]'''}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 6 April 2022
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 William J. O'Neill |
Preceded by William J. O'Neill |
Captain of H.M.S. Vigilant 8 Mar, 1916[8][9] – 5 Feb, 1917[10] |
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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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. (December, 1916). p. 399c.
- ↑ Cross Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/130. f. 130.