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Sir Forrester Rose
Born1878
Died3 March 1955
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankVice admiral
CommandsHMS Laurel
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Vice Admiral Sir (Frank) Forrester Rose KCB DSO (1878 – 3 March 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be commander-in-chief of East Indies Station.

Rose served in World War I initially as commander of HMS Laurel taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914.[1] Promoted to rear admiral in 1929,[2] he was appointed rear admiral commanding the destroyer flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1931[3] and then became commander-in-chief of East Indies Station in 1934[4] before being replaced due to illness in 1936.[5]

Family

He initially married Freda Edith Gordon; they had one son.[6] In 1923 he married Dorothy Maud Kay.[6]

References

  1. ^ Destroyers engaging the German Cruiser Mainz, 28 August 1914
  2. ^ "No. 33531". The London Gazette. 3 September 1929. p. 5716.
  3. ^ Royal Navy admirals 1904-1945
  4. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1936
  5. ^ East Indies Commander Ill The West Australian, 15 May 1936
  6. ^ a b The Peerage.com
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
1934–1936 		Succeeded by
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