Admiral Sir Roger Roland Charles Backhouse was born on 24 November 1878. He was the son of Sir Jonathan Edmund Backhouse, 1st Bt. and Florence Salusbury-Trelawny. He married Dora Louise Findlay, daughter of John Ritchie Findlay, on 4 June 1907. He died on 15 July 1939 at age 60.
He was invested as a Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1917. He held the office of Third Sea Lord of the Admiralty between 1928 and 1932. He held the office of Controller of the Navy between 1928 and 1932. He was Vice-Admiral of the First Battle Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet between 1932 and 1934. He was invested as a Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1933. He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1934. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet between 1935 and 1938. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Royal Victorian Order (G.C.V.O.) in 1937. He was invested as a Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1938. He held the office of First and Principal Naval Advisor to H.M. King George VI in 1938. He held the office of First Sea Lord of the Admiralty between 1938 and 1939. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.
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Your Roger and my Roger appear to be the same person Perhaps you might consider merging them Regards Steve