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'''Robert Alexander Rice''' was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].
{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Robert Alexander Rice''', R.N. (29 October, 1877 – 17 April, 1949) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]].


==Early Life & Career==
==Early Life & Career==
Born in Edinburgh the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Rice.


==Captain==
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1898.


==Great War==
Rice was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1909.
Appointed command of [[H.M.S. Abercrombie (1915)|''Abercrombie'']] on 16 May, 1917.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1918).  p. 721.</ref>


==Post-War==
Rice was appointed in command of [[H.M.S. Abercrombie (1915)|''Abercrombie'']] on 16 May, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 721}}


==Footnotes==
Rice was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1924.
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==Bibliography==
==World War II==
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==Service Records==
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 7 April 2022

Captain (retired) Robert Alexander Rice, R.N. (29 October, 1877 – 17 April, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Born in Edinburgh the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Rice.

Rice was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1898.

Rice was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1909.

Rice was appointed in command of Abercrombie on 16 May, 1917.[1]

Rice was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1924.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alldin U. Moore 		Captain of H.M.S. Abercrombie
16 May, 1917[2] – 9 May, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edward A. Astley-Rushton 		Captain of H.M.S. Canterbury
21 Nov, 1922[3] – 27 Jun, 1923 		Succeeded by
Arthur D. Barrow

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 721.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 721.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 732.

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