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{{CaptRN}} '''Waldemar William Powell Shirley-Rollison''', (24 June, 1900 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 February, 1921.  He received training as an aerial observer in 1926.  In 1927, he received a short course in submarines.<ref>Shirley-Rollison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/186.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 February, 1929.<ref>Shirley-Rollison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/186.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1933.<ref>Shirley-Rollison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/186.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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==World War II==
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He commanded the air station [[H.M.S. Landrail (Air Station)|''Landrail'']] in the acting rank of Captain from 23 June, 1941 to 22 September, 1941.<ref>Shirley-Rollison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/186.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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He was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1951.  In March, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for six days with bronchitis.<ref>Shirley-Rollison Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/124/186.|}} f. 185.</ref>
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Revision as of 22:41, 10 December 2021

Captain Waldemar William Powell Shirley-Rollison, (24 June, 1900 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of G. H. Shirley-Rollison, an engineer.[1]

He served in Repulse from May, 1917 through 15 December, 1918, and then in Princess Royal until May 1919.[2]

Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 February, 1921. He received training as an aerial observer in 1926. In 1927, he received a short course in submarines.[3]

Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 February, 1929.[4]

Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1933.[5]

World War II

He commanded the air station Landrail in the acting rank of Captain from 23 June, 1941 to 22 September, 1941.[6]

Shirley-Rollison was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1941.[7]

He was placed on the Retired List on 8 January, 1951. In March, he was admitted to Haslar Hospital for six days with bronchitis.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Edmund M. Haes 		Captain of H.M.S. Fame
1 Sep, 1936[9] – c. 28 Jul, 1938[10] 		Succeeded by
Philip N. Walter
Preceded by
Cyril E. Douglas-Pennant 		Captain of H.M.S. Despatch
Mar, 1942[11] – Apr, 1942[12] 		Succeeded by
William R. C. Leggatt

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  2. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  3. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  4. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  5. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  6. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  7. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  8. ↑ Shirley-Rollison Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/124/186. f. 185.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 239.
  10. ↑ Walter Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/121/136. f. ?.
  11. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  12. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.


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