Duncan West Roe

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Commander Duncan West Roe, R.N. (22 July, 1880 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Brighton, the son of Colonel R. E. Roe..

Roe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1902.

Roe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1910.

Roe was appointed in command of the destroyer Avon on 17 April, 1914.[1]

Roe was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1915.

On 13 February, 1919, he was appointed in command of the depot ship Tyne.[2]

Retired 15 November, 1922.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles A. W. Wrightson
Captain of H.M.S. Avon
17 Apr, 1914[3] – after Mar, 1915
Succeeded by
Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier
Preceded by
Philip A. Bateman-Champain
Captain of H.M.S. Tyne
13 Feb, 1919[4]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 279.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 877.
  3. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 392g.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 877.