Date of birth:

August 7th, 1883 (Monifieth/Forfarshire, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

May 11th, 1975 (Auchterarder/Perthshire, United Kingdom)

Nationality:

British

in May, 1940. Troup was responsible for the creation of the Naval Intelligence Directorate (NID), charged with gathering operational intelligence from radio direction-finding stations, agents, Britain’s own ships, and other sources. In early 1940, the Bletchley Park unit of the NID cracked the Nazi "enigma code".

Promotions:
15 May 1897: Cadet
15 September 1898: Midshipman
15 March 1902: Acting Sub-Lieutenant
25 June 1903: Sub-Lieutenant
1 January 1904: Lieutenant
31 December 1916: Commander
31 December 1922: Captain
16 January 1935: Rear-Admiral
21 October 1938: Vice-Admiral
22 October 1938: Retired
19 February 1940: Re-enlisted
1946: Retired

Units:
15 mei 1897: Royal Navy
1899-1900: HMS Terrible (South African War)
1900: Boxer War
1914-1918: Grand Fleet
1920: Master of the Fleet
1923: Head of Tactical Section, Naval Staff, Admiralty
1925: HMS Victory
1926: Commanding Officer, HMS Cairo
1928: Captain, HM Navigation School
1930: Flag Captain, HMS Revenge & Chief Staff Officer to Vice-Admiral Commanding 1st Battle Squadron
1933: Director of Tactical School, HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
1934: Naval ADC to the King
1935: Director of Naval Intelligence, Admiralty
1940-1946: Flag Officer-in-charge, Glasgow and District Shipyard Controller

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