- Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, 4th Baronet
Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, 4th Baronet, DSO (or Standish O'Grady-Roche) (
13 March 1911 –2 April 1977 ) ofIreland , wascommanding officer of thedestroyer HMS "Beaufort" in theWorld War II Second Battle of Sirte onMarch 22 1942 . He earned theDistinguished Service Order andCroix de Guerre while protecting convoys nearMalta . [http://www3.sympatico.ca/jfroache/addR.html] He also served asaide-de-camp to theGovernor-General ofNew Zealand through January 1938 while aRoyal Navy lieutenant . [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NEW-ZEALAND/2002-06/1025409017]He became
baronet onDecember 9 1914 at the age of 3 on the death of his father Standish Dean O'Grady Roche. [http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/baronetsr2.htm] His mother was Cecilia, daughter of Henry Dean O'Grady of Lodge,County Limerick , Stillorgan Castle,County Dublin , and Merrion Square. [http://www3.sympatico.ca/jfroache/addR.html]He was married in Malta on
February 9 1946 to Evelyn Laura Andon (3rd Officer, WRNS), daughter of Major William Valentine Hosteins Andon. [http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/Wrens.htm] At the time of his marriage he was alieutenant commander .He sold the family's
Carlow estate in 1968. He was succeeded as baronet by his elder son.External links
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp60386 Pictures] of Sir Standish O'Grady Roche as a youth
* [http://www.houseofnames.org/xq/asp.fc/qx/roche-family-crest.htm Roche family crest]
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