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'''James Gregson Roper''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} '''James Gregson Roper''', O.B.E. (25 February, 1901 – 12 July, 1945) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. He was a special entry to the service.
 
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==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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==World War II==
Roper was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1940.
 
Roper died in an airplane crash in July 1945.
 
==See Also==
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 7 April 2022

Captain James Gregson Roper, O.B.E. (25 February, 1901 – 12 July, 1945) served in the Royal Navy. He was a special entry to the service.

As with many men born c. 1899 or later, his Service Records at The National Archives do not reflect activity between 1931 and 1939 or so.

Life & Career

Roper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1923.

Roper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1931.

Roper was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.

World War II

Roper was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1940.

Roper died in an airplane crash in July 1945.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur E. F. Lovell 		Captain of H.M.S. H 32
31 Aug, 1930 – 18 Sep, 1930 		Succeeded by
Richard Sheridan-Patterson
Preceded by
Richard Sheridan-Patterson 		Captain of H.M.S. H 32
16 Oct, 1930[1] – mid Oct, 1931 		Succeeded by
Brian I. O'Donnell
Preceded by
Robert C. S. Garwood 		Captain of H.M.S. L 22
23 Jan, 1934 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Shark
19 Jul, 1935[2] – 25 Nov, 1935[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Guy H. Bolus
Preceded by
Guy H. Bolus 		Captain of H.M.S. L 69
27 Nov, 1935[3] – 9 Jan, 1936[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Cyril J. Firth
Preceded by
Peveril B. R. W. William-Powlett 		Captain of H.M.S. Newcastle
Apr, 1944[4] – Apr, 1945[5] 		Succeeded by
Stuart H. Paton

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 244.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 275.
  3. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 15 Nov. 1935, p. 29.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.

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