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Rothera entered the Royal Navy ranked 54th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the [[:Category:H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of May, 1904|May 1904 intake term]] at {{UK-1Britannia|f=p}}.{{ToL|Cadetships in the Royal Navy|Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 7 April 2022
Lieutenant Frank Alan Rothera (7 April, 1889 – 2 August, 1918) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Rothera entered the Royal Navy ranked 54th in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Rothera was promoted to the rank of Midshipman on 15 September, 1905.
Rothera was promoted to the rank of Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 30 January, 1909 and to Sub-Lieutenant on 30 March, 1909.
Rothera was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1911.
Lieutenant Rothera was in command of the destroyer Ariel in the Twentieth Destroyer Flotilla[2] when she was lost to a mine on 2 August, 1918.[3]
Rothera died along with 48 ship mates, and Ariel was lost.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William A. C. Salmond |
Captain of H.M.S. Test 21 Jun, 1916[4] – 12 Nov, 1916[5] |
Succeeded by James A. Douglas-Hamilton |
| Preceded by Desmond Maxwell |
Captain of H.M.S. Hind 12 Nov, 1916[6] – Jul, 1917 |
Succeeded by Basil E. Reinold |
| Preceded by Basil E. Reinold |
Captain of H.M.S. Ariel Jul, 1917[7] – 2 Aug, 1918[8] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ Smith. Hard Lying. p. 124.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 520.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 398oo.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395e.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391j.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 520.
