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| − | '''Robert Glen Wardrop''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal | + | {{CommRNR}} (retired) '''Robert Glen Wardrop''', R.D., R.N.R. (24 April, 1893 – ) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
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| − | Wardrop was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Wardrop was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 2 April, 1918. After a half year in command of the trawler ''J. Robert Davidson'', he was demobilised on 8 August 1919.<ref>Wardrop Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/58/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> |
| − | + | He received permission to settle in South Africa in 1921 and was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 2 April, 1926.<ref>Wardrop Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/58/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> | |
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| + | Service in South Africa and Aultbea. In 1948, he would report that he was a wine[?] farmer in South Africa and hints that he had been promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} at some point.<ref>Wardrop Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/58/26.|}} f. 26.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 19 September 2022
Commander R.N.R. (retired) Robert Glen Wardrop, R.D., R.N.R. (24 April, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Wardrop was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 88 on 24 August, 1917.[1]
Wardrop was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 2 April, 1918. After a half year in command of the trawler J. Robert Davidson, he was demobilised on 8 August 1919.[2]
He received permission to settle in South Africa in 1921 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 2 April, 1926.[3]
World War II
Service in South Africa and Aultbea. In 1948, he would report that he was a wine[?] farmer in South Africa and hints that he had been promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. at some point.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Rupert H. Walley |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 88 2 Apr, 1918[5] – 27 Jan, 1919[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 956.
- ↑ Wardrop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Wardrop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Wardrop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Wardrop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/26. f. 26.
- ↑ Wardrop Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/58/26. f. 26.
