Robert Stewart Roy
Commander Robert Stewart Roy, C.M.G. (11 March, 1878 – 3 December, 1924) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Reverend J. Roy of Appleton Vicarage.[1]
Roy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1900.[2]
Roy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1908. In May 1910, he would fail to pass a torpedo course. Immediately thereafter, he was appointed to Prince George for the Annual Manoeuvres of 1910. This was followed by a year-long appointment to H.M.S. Agamemnon.[3]
Roy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914. He served through the Great War at the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth until taking up a post at the D.N.I. in November, 1918. He was tasked with helping discern how to allocate proceeds from an exhibition of "Q Ships" and "U. Boats."[4]
Roy was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit in August, 1919.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Nightingale Apr, 1906[6] – 8 Jul, 1909[7] |
Succeeded by Claude H. Woodward |
Footnotes
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
- ↑ Roy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/503. f. 519.
