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| − | {{CaptRN}} '''Roy Neville Suter''', R.N. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Roy Neville Suter''', D.S.O., R.N. (10 March, 1884 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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| − | + | Born in Stoke, Newington. | |
| − | Suter was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Suter was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1905. |
| − | Suter was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | After serving with him in {{UK-Pelorus}}, Captain [[Arthur Craig Waller|Arthuer Craig]] evaluated Suter in April, 1909 and said he was "not very good in handling men." |
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| + | Suter was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 31 December, 1913. | ||
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| + | Suter was granted the acting rank of {{CommRN}} on 2 November, 1914 and placed in command of a ship called ''Lawrence'' I have yet to identify by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. On 4 April, 1916, Suter stranded ''Lawrence'' on a reef. In June 1917, he ceded command of the vessel but remained aboard as Flag Commander to Rear Admiral [[Drury St. Aubyn Wake]]. Later in the year, he was still with ''Lawrence'', but on the staff of Rear-Admiral, [[Persian Gulf]]. Suter was awarded a D.S.O. for gallantry in command of ''Lawrence'' on several occasions, gazetted 7 August, 1918. | ||
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| + | Suter was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1918. In mid-August, he took command of the {{UK-Ceanothus|f=t}}. He remained with her until being appointed to {{UK-Vernon}} for three months at the Mining School on 10 July, 1919. | ||
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| + | In 1926, Suter was thanked by the Air Council for his help in completing the Persian Gulf section of a ground survey for the Egypt to | ||
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| + | Suter was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 April, 1930. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 16:19, 7 November 2017
Captain (retired) Roy Neville Suter, D.S.O., R.N. (10 March, 1884 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Stoke, Newington.
Suter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1905.
After serving with him in Pelorus, Captain Arthuer Craig evaluated Suter in April, 1909 and said he was "not very good in handling men."
Suter was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1913.
Suter was granted the acting rank of Commander on 2 November, 1914 and placed in command of a ship called Lawrence I have yet to identify by the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies. On 4 April, 1916, Suter stranded Lawrence on a reef. In June 1917, he ceded command of the vessel but remained aboard as Flag Commander to Rear Admiral Drury St. Aubyn Wake. Later in the year, he was still with Lawrence, but on the staff of Rear-Admiral, Persian Gulf. Suter was awarded a D.S.O. for gallantry in command of Lawrence on several occasions, gazetted 7 August, 1918.
Suter was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1918. In mid-August, he took command of the convoy sloop Ceanothus. He remained with her until being appointed to Vernon for three months at the Mining School on 10 July, 1919.
In 1926, Suter was thanked by the Air Council for his help in completing the Persian Gulf section of a ground survey for the Egypt to
Suter was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 1 April, 1930.
World War II
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William C. O'G. Cochrane |
Captain of H.M.S. Ceanothus 17 Aug, 1918[1] – May, 1919[Inference] |
Succeeded by Harold S. Gillett |
| Preceded by George C. H. Lawson |
Captain of H.M.S. Lupin 24 Jun, 1924[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
