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Roe was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope]f=t}} as an Acting Mate on 14 August, 1914.<ref>Roe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/154/62}}</ref> He was part of a signals detail landed from ''Good Hope'' just prior to the [[Battle of Coronel]].<ref>Bennett. ''Coronel and the Falklands''</ref>
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Revision as of 05:25, 19 April 2014

Robert Charles Thornber Roe (1 February, 1885 – 4 March, 1976) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Roe was appointed to the {{UK-GoodHope]f=t}} as an Acting Mate on 14 August, 1914.[1] He was part of a signals detail landed from Good Hope just prior to the Battle of Coronel.[2]

Roe was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 October, 1916.[3]

Roe was appointed in command of the submarine H 50 on 4 November, 1920.[4]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Roe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/62
  2. Bennett. Coronel and the Falklands
  3. Roe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/154/62
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 782a.

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments