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Australian War Memorial #058131
Royle was a veteran of the Battle of Jutland, where he served as a gunnery officer on Marlborough. He was First Naval Member (head of the Royal
Australian Navy) when war broke out in the Pacific, and continued in that post almost to the end of the war. However, since the oceangoing warships of the Royal Australian Navy fought alongside the Americans under American admirals, his actual role was little more than directing the coastal defenses of Australia.
How were we saved from disaster and invasion? The answer is a simple one. We were saved by the American Navy assisted by its little cousin the Royal Australian Navy, whilst the British Navy guarded our left flank in the Indian Ocean.
(NHSA 2011)
| 1885 |
Born |
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| 1916 |
BB Marlborough |
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| 1917 |
Staff, Grand Fleet |
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| 1920 |
Commander |
Executive officer, BB Iron Duke |
| 1923 |
Staff, Director of Naval Ordnance |
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| 1924 |
Naval attaché, Tokyo |
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| 1927 |
Captain |
Commander, CL Canterbury |
| 1930 |
HMS Excellent (naval warfare school) |
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| 1933 |
Commander, CV Glorious |
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| 1934 |
Naval secretary, First Lord of the Admiralty |
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| 1937 |
Vice
admiral |
Vice Admiral, Aircraft Carriers,
Mediterranean Fleet |
| 1939-11
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Fifth Sea Lord and Chief, Naval
Air Service |
| 1941-4 |
First Naval Member, Commonwealth
Naval Board |
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| 1942-10-29 |
Admiral |
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| 1946 |
Retires |
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| 1954 |
Dies |
References
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives (accessed 2011-3-20)
Naval Historical Society of Australia (accessed 2011-3-20)
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