Sir Frank Rose | |
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Birth name | Frank Forrester Rose |
Born | 7 February 1878 Palermo, Sicily, Italy [1] [2] |
Died | 3 March 1955 London, England | (aged 77)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Laurel Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Vice Admiral Sir Frank Forrester Rose KCB DSO (7 February 1878 – 3 March 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be commander-in-chief of East Indies Station. [3]
Rose was born in Sicily, the son of British parents William Rose, a merchant, and Martha Gardner. [4] He was educated at Stubbington House School in Fareham and on HMS Britannia. [3]
Rose served in World War I initially as commander of HMS Laurel taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914. [5] Promoted to rear admiral in 1929, [6] he was appointed rear admiral commanding the destroyer flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1931 [7] and then became commander-in-chief of East Indies Station in 1934 [8] before being replaced due to illness in 1936. [9]
He initially married Freda Edith Gordon, daughter of Walter Alwynne Gordon. They had one son, Hugh William Mackenzie Rose, who died aboard HMS Cossack in 1941. [10] [11] In 1923, Sir Frank Forrester Rose remarried to Dorothy Maud Kay. [12]
Sir Frank Rose | |
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Birth name | Frank Forrester Rose |
Born | 7 February 1878 Palermo, Sicily, Italy [1] [2] |
Died | 3 March 1955 London, England | (aged 77)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Laurel Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Vice Admiral Sir Frank Forrester Rose KCB DSO (7 February 1878 – 3 March 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be commander-in-chief of East Indies Station. [3]
Rose was born in Sicily, the son of British parents William Rose, a merchant, and Martha Gardner. [4] He was educated at Stubbington House School in Fareham and on HMS Britannia. [3]
Rose served in World War I initially as commander of HMS Laurel taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914. [5] Promoted to rear admiral in 1929, [6] he was appointed rear admiral commanding the destroyer flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1931 [7] and then became commander-in-chief of East Indies Station in 1934 [8] before being replaced due to illness in 1936. [9]
He initially married Freda Edith Gordon, daughter of Walter Alwynne Gordon. They had one son, Hugh William Mackenzie Rose, who died aboard HMS Cossack in 1941. [10] [11] In 1923, Sir Frank Forrester Rose remarried to Dorothy Maud Kay. [12]