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'''Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
{{RearRN}} '''Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke''', V.C., D.S.O., C.B. (8 January, 1901 – 13 June, 1972) served in the [[Royal Navy]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
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The son of Cdr. (later Captain) [[Henry Graham Sherbrooke|H. G. Sherbrooke]], R.N. entered the Training Establishment on 15 September 1913.  He passed out on 9 January, 1917 and served in the {{UK-Canada|f=tp}} until being moved into {{UK-IronDuke}} on 28 Febuary, 1919.  He would be in that ship for a half year.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
 
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on  
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 April, 1921.
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
 
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Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 April, 1929.
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Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1935.
 
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1942.
 
Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 7 July, 1951.  Invalided with defective vision on 18 November, 1953, he was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 March, 1954.
 
==See Also==
==See Also==
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 7 April 2022

Rear-Admiral Robert St. Vincent Sherbrooke, V.C., D.S.O., C.B. (8 January, 1901 – 13 June, 1972) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Cdr. (later Captain) H. G. Sherbrooke, R.N. entered the Training Establishment on 15 September 1913. He passed out on 9 January, 1917 and served in the battleship H.M.S. Canada until being moved into Iron Duke on 28 Febuary, 1919. He would be in that ship for a half year.

Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 April, 1921.

Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 April, 1929.

Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1935.

Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1942.

Sherbrooke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 7 July, 1951. Invalided with defective vision on 18 November, 1953, he was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 March, 1954.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John Bostock 		Captain of H.M.S. Vanoc
Oct, 1936[1] – 31 May, 1937[2] 		Succeeded by
Anthony P. Colthurst
Preceded by
Lionel V. Lloyd 		Captain of H.M.S. Vesper
28 Sep, 1938[3] – late 1938[4] 		Succeeded by
William F. E. Hussey
Preceded by
Hugh Gartside-Tippinge 		Captain of H.M.S. Wakeful
31 Jul, 1939[5][6] – 18 Dec, 1939[7][8] 		Succeeded by
Ralph L. Fisher
Preceded by
Daniel de Pass 		Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
29 Dec, 1939[9] – 18 Jan, 1940[10] 		Succeeded by
Philip Louis Vian
Preceded by
Philip Louis Vian 		Captain of H.M.S. Afridi
18 Jan, 1940[11] – 29 Mar, 1940[12] 		Succeeded by
Philip Louis Vian
Preceded by
Philip Louis Vian 		Captain of H.M.S. Cossack
29 Mar, 1940[13] – 21 May, 1940[14] 		Succeeded by
Philip Louis Vian
Preceded by
George K. Whitmy-Smith 		Captain of H.M.S. Matabele
22 May, 1940[15] – 15 Apr, 1941[16] 		Succeeded by
Arthur C. Stanford
Preceded by
Clifford Caslon 		Captain (D), Eighteenth Destroyer Flotilla
25 Aug, 1941[17] – 23 Nov, 1942[18] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
David B. Nicol 		Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh Castle
1 Oct, 1941[19] – 25 Feb, 1942[20] 		Succeeded by
Thomas K. Maxwell
Preceded by
Harold T. Armstrong 		Captain (D), Seventeenth Destroyer Flotilla
28 Nov, 1942[21] 		Succeeded by
James A. McCoy
Preceded by
Geoffrey Barnard 		Captain of H.M.S. Aurora
20 Aug, 1945[22] – May, 1946[23] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 282.
  2. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  3. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  4. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  5. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  6. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  7. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  8. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  9. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  17. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  18. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  19. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  20. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  21. ↑ Sherbrooke Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/55. f. 55.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.

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