Died 3 March 1955 Battles/wars World War I Rank Vice Admiral | Service/branch Royal Navy Allegiance United Kingdom Name Forrester Rose | |
Commands held HMS Laurel
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station | ||
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, East Indies Station.
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Naval career
Rose served in World War I initially as Commander of HMS Laurel taking part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1929, he was appointed Rear Admiral commanding the Destroyer Flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1931 and then became Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station in 1934 before being replaced due to illness in 1936.
Family
He initially married Freda Edith Gordon; they had one son. In 1923 he married Dorothy Maud Kay.
References
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