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Rear-Admiral Rafe Grenville Rowley-Conwy, R.N., Retired (11 September, 1875 – 4 April, 1951) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.[1]

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.[2]

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.[3]

He was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Parker in November, 1917.[4]

Post-War

In May, 1921, Rowley-Conwy was appointed in command of the light cruiser Curacoa.

Rowley-Conwy was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 9 June, 1922.[5]

Rowley-Conwy was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on the Retired List on 12 February, 1928.[6]

Rowley-Conwy was appointed in command of the destroyer Mentor on 27 November, 1914.[7]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles P. Mansel
Captain of H.M.S. Circe
13 Nov, 1908[8] – 23 Jul, 1909[9]
Succeeded by
Hubert H. Holland
Preceded by
Harry C. J. R. West
Captain of H.M.S. Skipjack
23 Jul, 1909[10][11] – 30 Jun, 1911[12]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Lloyd Thomas
Preceded by
Edward H. Cater
Captain of H.M.S. Violet
31 Aug, 1911[13] – 1 May, 1912[14]
Succeeded by
Robert H. Coppinger
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Martin
1 May, 1912[15] – 30 Dec, 1912[16]
Succeeded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Preceded by
Denis G. Thynne
Captain of H.M.S. Lark
12 May, 1914[17][18] – 27 Nov, 1914[19]
Succeeded by
Charles E. Hughes White
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Mentor
27 Nov, 1914[20][21] – 5 Jul, 1915[22]
Succeeded by
Edward T. Inman
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Nimrod
5 Jul, 1915[23][24] – 30 Apr, 1917[25]
Succeeded by
Robert A. Hornell
Preceded by
Harry R. Godfrey
Captain of H.M.S. Greenwich
30 Apr, 1917[26][27] – Nov, 1917[28]
Succeeded by
Kerrison Kiddle
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Captain of H.M.S. Parker
Nov, 1917[29][30] – 1 Mar, 1919[31]
Succeeded by
Reginald St. P. Parry
Preceded by
Arthur B. S. Dutton
Captain (D), Fifteenth Destroyer Flotilla
Nov, 1917[32][33] – 1 Mar, 1919[34]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Philip E. V. Townshend
Captain of H.M.S. Campbell
1 Mar, 1919[35] – 7 Jul, 1919[36]
Succeeded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla
1 Mar, 1919[37] – 7 Jul, 1919[38]
Succeeded by
Francis A. W. Buller
Preceded by
Everard J. Hardman-Jones
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
14 May, 1921[39] – Sep, 1921[40]
Succeeded by
Algernon H. C. Candy
Preceded by
Barry E. Domvile
Captain of H.M.S. Curacoa
Sep, 1921[41] – 17 Apr, 1922[42]
Succeeded by
Hugh C. Buckle

Footnotes

  1. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  2. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  3. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  5. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  6. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  7. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 356. His name is apparently misspelled in this particular Navy List.
  8. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  9. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  10. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  11. The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 376.
  12. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  13. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  14. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  15. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  16. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  17. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  18. The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 345.
  19. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  20. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  21. The Navy List. (April, 1915). p. 396.
  22. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  23. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  24. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ff.
  25. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  26. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  27. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 394c.
  28. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  29. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  30. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  31. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  32. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  33. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 862.
  34. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  35. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  36. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  37. Rowley-Conway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  38. Rowley-Conway Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  39. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  40. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  41. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.
  42. Rowley-Conwy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/83. ff. 83, 232.

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