Papers of Commander Alexander Rowand, RIM (fl.1889-1914)
These papers include documents from Alexander Rowand's career, but also correspondence and research, mainly concerning the Royal Indian Marine (RIM), conducted in his retirement.
Administrative / biographical background
Alexander Rowand (born 1868) was commissioned into the Royal Indian Marine in 1889. He was one of only two officers of the Royal Indian Marine to receive the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) during the Boxer Uprising. He further served in the Somaliland Operations of 1902-1904, as Lieutenant in Command of the Dalhousie. He retired in1909 but returned to active duty with the Royal Navy in 1914.
Administrative / biographical background
Alexander Rowand (born 1868) was commissioned into the Royal Indian Marine in 1889. He was one of only two officers of the Royal Indian Marine to receive the DSO (Distinguished Service Order) during the Boxer Uprising. He further served in the Somaliland Operations of 1902-1904, as Lieutenant in Command of the Dalhousie. He retired in1909 but returned to active duty with the Royal Navy in 1914.
Record Details
| Item reference: | RIN/142 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Records of semi-governmental and non-governmental organisations |
| Level: | SERIES |
| Extent: | 4 boxes (32 folders, 6 volumes and 1 journal) |
| Date made: | 1776-1938 |
| Creator: | The Royal Indian Navy Association |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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