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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Bather was born in Kensington,<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref> the son of Arthur H. Bather, Assistant Accountant-General of the Navy.  He was educated at the Summerfield School in Oxford.<ref>''Who was Who''.</ref>
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Bather was born in Kensington,<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref> the son of Arthur H. Bather, Assistant Accountant-General of the Navy.  He was educated at the Summerfield School in Oxford.<ref>''Who was Who''.</ref>
  
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Entering the Navy on 15 January, 1887, he passed out of ''Britannia'' in December, 1888, gaining five months time.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
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Entering the Navy on 15 January, 1887, he passed out of ''Britannia'' in December, 1888, gaining five months time.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
  
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Bather was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1896.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
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Bather was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1896.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
  
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He was appointed to his first command, of {{UK-Cynthia}} in May, 1902,<ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Saturday, 26 April 1902. (36752), p. 11.</ref> but this was cancelled in favour of an appointment to command {{UK-Recruit}}<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref> while [[Alan Cameron Bruce]] took ''Cynthia'' to Malta in his place.
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He was appointed to his first command, of {{UK-Cynthia}} in May, 1902,<ref>"Naval & Military intelligence" ''The Times'' (London). Saturday, 26 April 1902. (36752), p. 11.</ref> but this was cancelled in favour of an appointment to command {{UK-Recruit}}<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref> while [[Alan Cameron Bruce]] took ''Cynthia'' to Malta in his place.
  
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On 20 October, 1903, Bather was appointed to {{UK-Kangaroo}} in the Mediterranean, though apparently not in command.  On 1 February, 1905, he moved from her to another destroyer in the Mediterranean, {{UK-Erne|f=p}}.  Bather married Evelyne Alice Eleanor Burne on 10 May, 1906 in Christchurch, leaving ''Erne'' on 28 May to take up command of the {{UK-Sylvia|f=t}}.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>  They would have two sons and one daughter.<ref>''Who was Who''.</ref>
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On 20 October, 1903, Bather was appointed to {{UK-Kangaroo}} in the Mediterranean, though apparently not in command.  On 1 February, 1905, he moved from her to another destroyer in the Mediterranean, {{UK-Erne|f=p}}.  Bather married Evelyne Alice Eleanor Burne on 10 May, 1906 in Christchurch, leaving ''Erne'' on 28 May to take up command of the {{UK-Sylvia|f=t}}.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>  They would have two sons and one daughter.<ref>''Who was Who''.</ref>
  
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On 30 June, 1907, Bather was promoted to {{CommRN}} and re-appointed in command of ''Sylvia''.  He would remain in her until being appointed in command of the {{UK-Bonetta|f=t}} on 17 June, 1909.  The burden of small ship command was lifted when he left ''Bonetta'' to take up a one year appointment in the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
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On 30 June, 1907, Bather was promoted to {{CommRN}} and re-appointed in command of ''Sylvia''.  He would remain in her until being appointed in command of the {{UK-Bonetta|f=t}} on 17 June, 1909.  The burden of small ship command was lifted when he left ''Bonetta'' to take up a one year appointment in the {{UK-Caesar|f=t}} on 9 August, 1910.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
  
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In August 1911 he took up an appointment in Devonport for drafting work.  He remained there until 4 February, 1913 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Theseus|f=t}}, where he would also assume training duties.{{NLApr14|p. 382}}<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>  Captain [[Hugh Edwards]] took command on 1 August, 1914, but Bather remained in the ship until 23 November.
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In August 1911 he took up an appointment in Devonport for drafting work.  He remained there until 4 February, 1913 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Theseus|f=t}}, where he would also assume training duties.{{NLApr14|p. 382}}<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>  Captain [[Hugh Edwards]] took command on 1 August, 1914, but Bather remained in the ship until 23 November.
  
 
==Great War==
 
==Great War==
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Bather was discharged from command of ''Theseus'' on 23 November, 1914 to take command of the {{UK-Hilary|f=t}} when she was commissioned.  He was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
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Bather was discharged from command of ''Theseus'' on 23 November, 1914 to take command of the {{UK-Hilary|f=t}} when she was commissioned.  He was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
  
 
In March, 1916, Bather was appointed in command of the {{UK-Diligence|f=t}}, and as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{NLJan19|p. 777}}
 
In March, 1916, Bather was appointed in command of the {{UK-Diligence|f=t}}, and as Captain (D) of the {{UK-DF|12}}.{{NLJan19|p. 777}}
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916 and re-appointed in command of ''Diligence''.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1916 and re-appointed in command of ''Diligence''.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} f. 438.</ref>
  
 
==Post-war==
 
==Post-war==
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glorious|f=t}} on 12 January, 1921.{{NLJan21|p. 780}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Glorious|f=t}} on 12 January, 1921.{{NLJan21|p. 780}}
  
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Bather was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1922 and promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 1 July, 1927.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} Book 12.  f. 190.</ref>
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Bather was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1922 and promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on the Retired List on 1 July, 1927.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} Book 12.  f. 190.</ref>
  
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His wife, Evelyne, died in 1931.<ref>''Who was Who''.</ref>  He was remarried on 4 April, 1932 to Hilda Brook.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} Book 12.  f. 190.</ref>
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His wife, Evelyne, died in 1931.<ref>''Who was Who''.</ref>  He was remarried on 4 April, 1932 to Hilda Brook.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} Book 12.  f. 190.</ref>
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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Bather served in the Home Guard from at least 1940.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/433/438.|D7576567}} Book 12.  f. 190.</ref>
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Bather served in the Home Guard from at least 1940.<ref>Bather Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/438.|D7576567}} Book 12.  f. 190.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 18:26, 30 July 2015

Rear-Admiral Rowland Henry Bather, C.B.E., R.N., Retired (26 November, 1873 – 25 December, 1961) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bather was born in Kensington,[1] the son of Arthur H. Bather, Assistant Accountant-General of the Navy. He was educated at the Summerfield School in Oxford.[2]

Entering the Navy on 15 January, 1887, he passed out of Britannia in December, 1888, gaining five months time.[3]

Bather was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1896.[4]

He was appointed to his first command, of Cynthia in May, 1902,[5] but this was cancelled in favour of an appointment to command Recruit[6] while Alan Cameron Bruce took Cynthia to Malta in his place.

On 20 October, 1903, Bather was appointed to Kangaroo in the Mediterranean, though apparently not in command. On 1 February, 1905, he moved from her to another destroyer in the Mediterranean, H.M.S. Erne. Bather married Evelyne Alice Eleanor Burne on 10 May, 1906 in Christchurch, leaving Erne on 28 May to take up command of the destroyer Sylvia.[7] They would have two sons and one daughter.[8]

On 30 June, 1907, Bather was promoted to Commander and re-appointed in command of Sylvia. He would remain in her until being appointed in command of the destroyer Bonetta on 17 June, 1909. The burden of small ship command was lifted when he left Bonetta to take up a one year appointment in the battleship Cæsar on 9 August, 1910.[9]

In August 1911 he took up an appointment in Devonport for drafting work. He remained there until 4 February, 1913 when he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Theseus, where he would also assume training duties.[10][11] Captain Hugh Edwards took command on 1 August, 1914, but Bather remained in the ship until 23 November.

Great War

Bather was discharged from command of Theseus on 23 November, 1914 to take command of the armed merchant cruiser Hilary when she was commissioned. He was promoted to the rank of Acting Captain.[12]

In March, 1916, Bather was appointed in command of the depot ship Diligence, and as Captain (D) of the Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla.[13]

He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1916 and re-appointed in command of Diligence.[14]

Post-war

He was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Glorious on 12 January, 1921.[15]

Bather was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 July, 1922 and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 July, 1927.[16]

His wife, Evelyne, died in 1931.[17] He was remarried on 4 April, 1932 to Hilda Brook.[18]

World War II

Bather served in the Home Guard from at least 1940.[19]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Cecil E. Rooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Recruit
30 May, 1902[20] – 11 Jun, 1902[21] 		Succeeded by
John Nicholas
Preceded by
Cecil D. S. Raikes 		Captain of H.M.S. Electra
11 Jun, 1902[22] – Aug, 1902[23] 		Succeeded by
Rowland H. Bather
Preceded by
Lawrence L. Dundas 		Captain of H.M.S. Lightning
Aug, 1902[24] – 30 May, 1903[25] 		Succeeded by
Vincent L. Bowring
Preceded by
Rowland H. Bather 		Captain of H.M.S. Electra
21 Jul, 1903[26] – 19 Aug, 1903[27] 		Succeeded by
Frank G. Terry
Preceded by
Vaughan A. E. Hanning-Lee 		Captain of H.M.S. Sylvia
28 May, 1906[28] – 17 Jun, 1909[29] 		Succeeded by
Leonard W. Patch
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Bonetta
17 Jun, 1909[30][31] – 9 Aug, 1910[32] 		Succeeded by
Hugh J. Tweedie
Preceded by
Hugh L. P. Heard 		Captain of H.M.S. Theseus
4 Feb, 1913[33][34] – 1 Aug, 1914[35] 		Succeeded by
Hugh Edwards
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Hilary
23 Nov, 1914[36] – after 24 Feb, 1916 		Succeeded by
Frederick W. Dean
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. Diligence
Mar, 1916[37][38] 		Succeeded by
James D. D. Stewart
Preceded by
The Hon. Herbert Meade 		Captain (D), Twelfth Destroyer Flotilla
3 Jul, 1918[39] – 24 Nov, 1918[40] 		Succeeded by
Anselan Stirling
Preceded by
Argentine H. Alington 		Captain of H.M.S. Glorious
12 Jan, 1921[41][42] – 16 May, 1922[43] 		Succeeded by
Alfred A. Ellison
Preceded by
Alfred A. Ellison
as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport 		Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve
15 Apr, 1922[44] – 1 Jul, 1922[45] 		Succeeded by
John E. Cameron
as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet Devonport

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  2. ↑ Who was Who.
  3. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  4. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Saturday, 26 April 1902. (36752), p. 11.
  6. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  7. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  8. ↑ Who was Who.
  9. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 382.
  11. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  12. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 777.
  14. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. f. 438.
  15. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 780.
  16. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. Book 12. f. 190.
  17. ↑ Who was Who.
  18. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. Book 12. f. 190.
  19. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/438. Book 12. f. 190.
  20. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 16 May 1902. (36769), p. 11.
  21. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  22. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  23. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  24. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  25. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  26. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  27. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  28. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  29. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  30. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 17 June, 1909. Issue 38988, col B, p. 9.
  31. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  32. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 382.
  34. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  35. ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1914). p. 385.
  36. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401m.
  37. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 777.
  38. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  39. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  40. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  41. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 780.
  42. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  43. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  44. ↑ Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.
  45. ↑ Inferred. Retired on 1 July, 1922. Bather Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/433/438. f. 438.

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