William Lawrence Rosseter

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Commander R.N.R. (retired) William Lawrence Rosseter, R.D. (16 September, 1884 or 1885 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He reported his birth year as 1885 in 1948, though his Service Record has 1884.

Life & Career

Rosseter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 August, 1915.[1]

Demobilised on 1 July 1919.[2]

Rosseter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1923.[3]

Rosseter was placed on the Retired List owing to non-service on 22 April, 1924 and was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 2 August, 1925.[4]

In 1948 he reported that he was living in Cheshire and working as a Clerk and Marine Surveyor in Lighting and Buoying Channels.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edward S. F. Fegen
Captain of H.M. T.B. 26
23 Feb, 1917[5][6]c. Sep, 1918[7]
Succeeded by
George Brookes

Footnotes

  1. Rosseter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/94. f. 94.
  2. Rosseter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/94. f. 94.
  3. Rosseter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/94. f. 94.
  4. Rosseter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/94. f. 94.
  5. Rosseter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/94. f. 94.
  6. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399t.
  7. Rosseter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/56/94. f. 94.