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{{CaptRN}} '''Eustace Rotherham''', (7 April, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} '''Eustace Rotherham''', (7 April, 1892 – 10 July, 1947) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
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Rotherham received the [[Beaufort Testimonial]] for 1912.
 
  
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Having passed the best examination in practical Gunnery when qualifying for Gunnery Lieutenant, Rotherham was awarded the [[Commander Egerton Prize]] for 1919.
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Rotherham received the [[Beaufort Testimonial]] for 1912.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Rotherham was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1913.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Having passed the best examination in practical Gunnery when qualifying for Gunnery Lieutenant, Rotherham was awarded the [[Commander Egerton Prize]] for 1919.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Rotherham was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1921.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Rotherham was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1926.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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Rotherham was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1933.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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He was appointed to the new destroyer tender [[H.M.S. Woolwich (1934)|''Woolwich'']] from 16 March, 1935, to take command upon her commissioning for trials and service.  He was superseded on 13 January, 1938.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Rotherham was "a born ship-handler" in the view of Admiral Harwood, but was suffering from an acute shortness of breath in 1940.  He had been spending some time in hospital in [[Simonstown]].
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He was placed on the Retired List on 28 July, 1942.<ref>Rotherham Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/54/3.|}} f. 3.</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 7 April 2022

Captain Eustace Rotherham, (7 April, 1892 – 10 July, 1947) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of K. Rotherham, Esq., a manufacturer.[1]

Rotherham received the Beaufort Testimonial for 1912.[2]

Rotherham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1913.[3]

Having passed the best examination in practical Gunnery when qualifying for Gunnery Lieutenant, Rotherham was awarded the Commander Egerton Prize for 1919.[4]

Rotherham was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1921.[5]

Rotherham was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1926.[6]

Rotherham was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1933.[7]

He was appointed to the new destroyer tender Woolwich from 16 March, 1935, to take command upon her commissioning for trials and service. He was superseded on 13 January, 1938.[8]

World War II

Rotherham was "a born ship-handler" in the view of Admiral Harwood, but was suffering from an acute shortness of breath in 1940. He had been spending some time in hospital in Simonstown.

He was placed on the Retired List on 28 July, 1942.[9]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur K. Gibson 		Captain of H.M.S. Calcutta
20 Feb, 1934[10] – 15 Oct, 1934[11] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey C. Cooke
Preceded by
Alexander R. Hammick 		Captain of Devonport Gunnery School
16 May, 1938[12][13] – 14 Nov, 1939[14] 		Succeeded by
Denham M. T. Bedford
Preceded by
Wilfred A. Whitaker 		Captain of H.M.S. Hawkins
15 Nov, 1939[15] – 1940 		Succeeded by
Harry P. K. Oram
Preceded by
Douglas A. Bingley 		Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland
27 Jan, 1941 – 21 Jun, 1943 		Succeeded by
William K. D. Dowding

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  2. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  3. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  4. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  5. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  6. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  7. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  8. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  9. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 219.
  11. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  12. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  13. ↑ "Devonport Gunnery School." The Times (London, England), 13 May 1938, p. 11.
  14. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.
  15. ↑ Rotherham Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/54/3. f. 3.

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