Frank Forrester Rose
Sir Frank Rose | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Frank Forrester Rose |
| Born | 7 February 1878 Palermo, Sicily, Italy[1][2] |
| Died | 3 March 1955 (aged 77) London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands | 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]
Early life and education
[edit]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]
Naval career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ Italy, Select Births and Baptisms, 1806–1900
- ^ a b "Obituary: Vice Admiral Sir Frank Rose". The Times. 5 March 1955. p. 8.
- ^ UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths From British Consulates, 1810–1968
- ^ Destroyers engaging the German Cruiser Mainz, 28 August 1914
- ^ "No. 33531". The London Gazette. 3 September 1929. p. 5716.
- ^ "Royal Navy admirals 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1936
- ^ East Indies Commander Ill The West Australian, 15 May 1936
- ^ "Wreck Site".
- ^ "Wreck Site".
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard, ed. (1939). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (97th ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 2896.