Gerard Roope Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gerard Roope, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1940–19402 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Medal1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Glowworm · London

Posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross

Invasion of Norway9 April 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Glowworm

Launches torpedoes at Admiral Hipper to protect Britsh troops

Titles and roles

Commander of Glowworm

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.