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{{CommRN}} '''Arthur Millington Roberts''', D.S.O., R.N. (1 December, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Arthur Millington Roberts''', D.S.O., R.N. (1 December, 1886 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Roberts was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1909.
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Roberts was appointed in command of the {{UK-Jackal|f=t}} on 21 April, 1917.{{NLFeb19|p. 823}}
 
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On 1 April, 1919, Roberts was appointed in command of the {{UK-Tattoo|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 951''a''}}
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Roberts was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 June, 1917.
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On 1 April, 1919, Roberts was lent to the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and appointed in command of the {{UK-Tattoo|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 951''a''}}
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Roberts reverted to R.N. service on 4 February, 1922.
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Roberts was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of {{CommRN}} on 2 February, 1927.
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==World War II==
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 7 April 2022

Commander (retired) Arthur Millington Roberts, D.S.O., R.N. (1 December, 1886 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Reverend G. E. Roberts was probably born in Nova Scotia.

Roberts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1909.

On 23 October 1910, he was stricken with enteric fever so badly that daily reports were called for. By the 27th, the crisis had passed.

Roberts was appointed in command of the destroyer Jackal on 21 April, 1917.[1]

Roberts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1917.

On 1 April, 1919, Roberts was lent to the Royal Australian Navy and appointed in command of the destroyer Tattoo.[2]

Roberts reverted to R.N. service on 4 February, 1922.

Roberts was placed on the Retired List at his own request at the rank of Commander on 2 February, 1927.

World War II

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles H. Jones 		Captain of H.M.S. Cherwell
3 Aug, 1916[3] – 21 Apr, 1917 		Succeeded by
Edward C. Denison
Preceded by
Alban T. B. Curteis 		Captain of H.M.S. Jackal
21 Apr, 1917[4] – 10 Mar, 1919 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Tattoo
1 Apr, 1919[5] – 5 Jul, 1922 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Robin W. M. Lloyd 		Captain of H.M.S. Tenacious
19 Apr, 1922[6] – 23 Apr, 1924 		Succeeded by
Thomas S. Edwards

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 823.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951a.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 393a.
  4. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 823.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 951a.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 819.

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