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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | 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> | + | Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 29 June, 1883.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25247/pages/3378 no. 25247. p. 3378.] 3 July, 1883.</ref> |
==Captain== | ==Captain== | ||
| − | 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> | + | Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632. p. 25.] 1 January, 1904.</ref> |
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> | 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> | ||
==Flag Rank== | ==Flag Rank== | ||
| − | 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> | + | Rolleston was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 13 December, 1913, vice [[Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, First Baronet|Sturdee]].<ref>''The 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>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28811/pages/2162 no. 28811. p. 2162.] 10 March, 1914.</ref> |
| − | 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> | + | He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 9 January, 1919,<ref>''The 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>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32919/pages/2323 no. 32919. p. 2323.] 18 March, 1924.</ref> |
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 24 September 2012
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]
He was appointed command of Repulse and for command of a Battleship Division in Special Reserve at Devonport on 11 August, 1908.[3]
Flag Rank
Rolleston was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 13 December, 1913, vice Sturdee.[4] 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.[5]
He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 9 January, 1919,[6] and was advanced to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 March, 1924.[7]
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25247. p. 3378. 3 July, 1883.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
- ↑ The Navy List (October, 1908). p. 366.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28783. p. 9338. 19 December, 1913.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28811. p. 2162. 10 March, 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31136. p. 1073. 21 January, 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32919. p. 2323. 18 March, 1924.
Bibliography
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/88.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196.20.
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