Frank Forester Rose
Vice-Admiral SIR Frank Forester Rose, K.C.B., D.S.O (7 February, 1878 – 3 March, 1955) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Rose was born in Palermo, Sicily. He gained seven months' time on passing out of Britannia in December, 1894. His first naval appointment was to the battleship Ramillies in the Mediterranean. He was invalided and sent back to England, arriving on 10 September, 1896. He was not fit until December and received an appointment to Empress of India in the Channel Squadron on 23 December, 1896.
Rose was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.[1]
The Times of London reported that Rose received an appointment in command of Hasty on 1 January, 1906, but his service record indicates that this was apparently altered to one in command of Racehorse. Rose left Racehorse to assume command of Ostrich on 16 October, 1906.[2][3]
Rose was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1913.[4]
Rose was appointed in command of the destroyer Nubian on 1 April, 1911.[5]
Rose was appointed in command of the destroyer Laurel on 27 February, 1914.[6] Almost as soon as the war began, however, he was superseded and sent to the Admiralty to work at a variety of shore-based tasks. On 16 January, 1915, this had settled down to an extensive appointment in the Department of the Director of Naval Equipment. This appointment would last until 1 July, 1918 when Rose was appointed as Captain Superintendent of Torpedo Boat Destroyers.[7]
Rose was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[8]
Post-War
In August, 1923, he was appointed in command of the battleship Iron Duke.
Rose was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 September, 1929.[9]
Rose was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 31 July, 1934.[10]
Rose was placed on the Retired List as medically unfit on 4 November, 1937.[11]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Valentine E. B. Phillimore |
Captain of H.M.S. Hasty 1 Jan, 1906[12] |
Succeeded by Ernest L. Cardale |
| Preceded by David C. H. Dalrymple |
Captain of H.M.S. Ostrich 16 Oct, 1906[13] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Corlett |
| Preceded by Colin Mackenzie |
Captain of H.M.S. Nubian 1 Apr, 1911[14] |
Succeeded by Charles E. Cundall |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Laurel 27 Feb, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by George P. England |
| Preceded by Roderick B. T. Miles |
Captain of H.M.S. Campbell 7 Jul, 1921[16] |
Succeeded by John C. Hodgson |
| Preceded by Francis A. W. Buller |
Captain (D), Third Destroyer Flotilla 7 Jul, 1921[17] |
Succeeded by Humphrey T. Walwyn |
| Preceded by Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith |
Captain of H.M.S. Iron Duke Aug, 1923[18] |
Succeeded by Charles M. Forbes |
| Preceded by Martin E. Dunbar-Nasmith |
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station 1934[19] – 15 May, 1936[20] |
Succeeded by The Hon. Alexander R. M. Ramsay |
Footnotes
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1906. Issue 37906, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 337.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ Rose Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/14. f. 14.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 2 January, 1906. Issue 37906, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 350.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1914). p. 337.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 732.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 732.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 248.
- ↑ Wikipedia article on East Indies Station
- ↑ Superseded by Ramsay that date. Ramsay Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 210.
