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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 29 June, 1883.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25247/pages/3378 no. 25247.  p. 3378.]  3 July, 1883.</ref>
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Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 29 June, 1883.{{Gaz|25247|3378|3 July, 1883}}
  
 
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Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>
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Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.{{Gaz|27632|25|1 January, 1904}}
  
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He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Repulse (1892)|''Repulse'']] and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport on 11 August, 1908.<ref>''The Navy List'' (October, 1908).  p. 366.</ref>
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On 3 January, 1905 he he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Arrogant|f=t}}.{{NLDec05|p. 280}}
  
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==Flag Rank==
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He was appointed as captain of the {{UK-Hannibal|f=t}} on 20 October, 1906.<ref>Rolleston Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1127.</ref>
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Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 December, 1913, vice [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sturdee]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28783/pages/9338 no. 28783.  p. 9338.]  19 December, 1913.</ref>  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 March, 1914.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28811/pages/2162 no. 28811.  p. 2162.]  10 March, 1914.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 January, 1919,<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/31136/pages/1073 no. 31136.  p. 1073.]  21 January, 1919.</ref> and was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32919/pages/2323 no. 32919.  p. 2323.]  18 March, 1924.</ref>
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Repulse|f=t}} and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport on 11 August, 1908.{{NLOct08|p. 366}}
  
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Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 December, 1913, vice [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sturdee]].{{Gaz|28783|9338|19 December, 1913}}  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 March, 1914.{{Gaz|28811|2162|10 March, 1914}}
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 January, 1919,{{Gaz|31136|1073|21 January, 1919}} and was advanced to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.{{Gaz|32919|2323|18 March, 1924}}
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==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556803&queryType=1&resultcount=8 ADM 196/88.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7917197&queryType=1&resultcount=8 ADM 196/39.]
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 7 April 2022

Admiral John Philip Rolleston, D.S.O., Royal Navy, Retired (10 April, 1859 – 12 December, 1936) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Rolleston was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 29 June, 1883.[1]

Captain

Rolleston was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1903.[2]

On 3 January, 1905 he he was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Arrogant.[3]

He was appointed as captain of the battleship Hannibal on 20 October, 1906.[4]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Repulse and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport on 11 August, 1908.[5]

Flag Rank

Rolleston was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 December, 1913, vice Sturdee.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 March, 1914.[7]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 9 January, 1919,[8] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[9]

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles H. Dare 		Captain of H.M.S. Archer
30 Aug, 1900[10][11] – 25 Mar, 1904[12] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
David Beatty 		Captain of H.M.S. Arrogant
3 Jan, 1905[13][14] – 9 Jun, 1906[15] 		Succeeded by
Edmund R. Pears
Preceded by
Herbert A. Warren 		Captain of H.M.S. Hannibal
20 Oct, 1906[16] – 10 Aug, 1908[17] 		Succeeded by
Henry V. W. Elliott
Preceded by
Arthur T. Stuart 		Captain of H.M.S. Repulse
11 Aug, 1908[18][19] – 15 Jan, 1909[20] 		Succeeded by
George B. Hutton
Preceded by
Cortland H. Simpson 		Captain of H.M.S. Penguin
16 Jan, 1909[21] 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Henderson
Preceded by
Charles L. Napier 		Naval Officer in Charge, Sydney
18 Jan, 1909[22] – 4 Apr, 1913[23] 		Succeeded by
Charles F. Henderson

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25247. p. 3378. 3 July, 1883.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
  3. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
  4. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1127.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9338. 19 December, 1913.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28811. p. 2162. 10 March, 1914.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31136. p. 1073. 21 January, 1919.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32919. p. 2323. 18 March, 1924.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 227.
  11. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. ?.
  12. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/370. f. ?.
  13. ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 280.
  14. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  15. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  16. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  17. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 366.
  19. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  20. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 355.
  22. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.
  23. ↑ Rolleston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 690.

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