{"id":5338,"date":"2025-06-18T13:18:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/?page_id=5338"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:41:15","slug":"roland-scott-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trinity.cumbria.sch.uk\/warmemorials\/wwii\/carliol\/roland-scott-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Roland Scott Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-5338\" data-postid=\"5338\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-5338 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_s88u131 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_4v2y131 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cllc131   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><strong>Key Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Name:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0ROLAND SCOTT ARMSTRONG<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>DoB:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Regt:<\/strong>\u00a0Sub Lieut, (A) RNVR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>DoD: <\/strong><\/span>29\/01\/1945 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 6 Panel 3<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Academic Career<\/strong>: \u00a0CGS 1929-33<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Other:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Biographical Information<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oot8131 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_pnd5878 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_6n55878 first\">\n                    <!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_55p7878 \" data-behavior=\"accordion\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion   gray\">\n            <li class=\"builder-accordion-active\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-55p7878-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-55p7878-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                                                            Family Background                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-55p7878-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-55p7878-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"accordion-content tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_jzy3878\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_4eel878 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yx4e878   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Family Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Son of George Lee Armstrong and Margaret Armstrong, of Carlisle, Cumberland<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-55p7878-1\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-55p7878-1-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Academic Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-55p7878-1-content\" data-id=\"acc-55p7878-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_e3ls878\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_3ags878 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nos1878   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Academic Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-55p7878-2\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-55p7878-2-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            War Record                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-55p7878-2-content\" data-id=\"acc-55p7878-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_auvr878\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_p7jd878 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l2vg878   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>War Service<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Sub-Lieutenant. Trained at Penascola and Miami in USA. Pilot on HMS \u201cIllustrious\u201d January 1945.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>H.M.S. Illustrious, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>Reported missing after raiding oil refineries at Palembang, Sumatra<\/p>\n<p>Mentioned in Despatches<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>HMS Victorious took part in the January 1945 strikes against Pankalan Brandan (Sumatra) with HMS Indefatigable HMS Illustrious HMS Indefatigable on 4 January 1945, and then strikes against Palembang with and HMS on 24 and 29 January 1945.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-55p7878-3\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-55p7878-3-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Other                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-55p7878-3-content\" data-id=\"acc-55p7878-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_57jy878\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_umil878 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_darm878   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Other:<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-55p7878-4\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-55p7878-4-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                                            Sources                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-55p7878-4-content\" data-id=\"acc-55p7878-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_y9xf878\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_6k9a878 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_e8ip878   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Sources: *CGS Record of Service in HM Forces (Archives Carlisle)<\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Information Name:\u00a0ROLAND SCOTT ARMSTRONG DoB:\u00a0 Regt:\u00a0Sub Lieut, (A) RNVR DoD: 29\/01\/1945 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL Bay 6 Panel 3 Academic Career: \u00a0CGS 1929-33 Other:\u00a0 Biographical Information Family Background Family Background: Son of George Lee Armstrong and Margaret Armstrong, of Carlisle, Cumberland Academic Record Academic Record \u00a0 War Record War Service: Sub-Lieutenant. 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