Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke | |
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Nickname(s) | Rupert |
Born | Oxton, Nottinghamshire | 8 January 1901
Died | 13 June 1972 Oxton, Nottinghamshire | (aged 71)
Buried | St Peter and St Paul's churchyard, Oxton |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1917–1954 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | Flag Officer Germany (1951–53) HMS Daedalus III (1948–49) HMS Aurora (1945–46) HMS Condor (1943) HMS Onslow (1942–43) HMS Matabele (1940–41) HMS Cossack (1939–40) HMS Wakeful (1939) |
Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order King Haakon VII Freedom Cross (Norway) |
Spouse(s) |
Rosemary Neville Buckley
(m. 1929) |
Children | Dione Digby, Lady Digby |
Other work | Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire |
Rear Admiral Robert St Vincent Sherbrooke, VC, CB, DSO, DL (8 January 1901 – 13 June 1972) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.