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− | {{RearRN}} '''Charles Gordon Brodie''' (19 January, 1884 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{RearRN}} '''Charles Gordon Brodie''', R.N. (19 January, 1884 – March 1964)<ref>Findmypast.co.uk [pay to view]. ''National Burial Index For England & Wales'' [database online].</ref> was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | Brodie was | + | Charles Brodie was the son of the iron founder George Gordon Brodie of Birmingham. He entered the Royal Navy with the September 1898 intake term of {{UK-1Britannia}}, scoring 2590 marks on his entrance examination to finish just behind his twin brother, [[Theodore Stuart Brodie]], being seventh of sixty-six candidates accepted for that term.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 10, 1898; pg. 6; Issue 35591.</ref> Both would go on to become submariners. |
− | Brodie was lucky to survive the ramming and loss of {{UK-C11}} by | + | Charles Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 19 July, 1904.{{NLMar13|p. 10}} |
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+ | Brodie was lucky to be just one of three men to survive the ramming and loss of {{UK-C11}} by the steamer ''Eddystone'' on the night of 14 July, 1909, four and a half miles off Haisboro Light off Cromer.<ref>"Submarine Disaster". ''The Times''. Friday, 16 July, 1909. Issue '''39013''', col B, p. 10.</ref><ref>"Submarine Disaster." ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Jul 16, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39013.</ref> Brodie would later be awarded the [[Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal]] and Certificate for saving the life of Lieutenant [[Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins]].<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref> | ||
Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 19 July, 1912.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref> | Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 19 July, 1912.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref> | ||
− | Brodie was appointed in command of the {{UK- | + | Brodie was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Thames|f=t}} on 1 January, 1913.{{NLJul13|p. 385}} |
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+ | Charles would lose his brother, Theodore, when the submarine he was commanding, {{UK-E15}}, was lost in the Dardanelles on 17 April, 1915. | ||
Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 28 June, 1916.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref> | Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 28 June, 1916.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48.|}} f. 600.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 18 May 2024
Rear-Admiral Charles Gordon Brodie, R.N. (19 January, 1884 – March 1964)[1] was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Charles Brodie was the son of the iron founder George Gordon Brodie of Birmingham. He entered the Royal Navy with the September 1898 intake term of Britannia, scoring 2590 marks on his entrance examination to finish just behind his twin brother, Theodore Stuart Brodie, being seventh of sixty-six candidates accepted for that term.[2] Both would go on to become submariners.
Charles Brodie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 19 July, 1904.[3]
Brodie was lucky to be just one of three men to survive the ramming and loss of C 11 by the steamer Eddystone on the night of 14 July, 1909, four and a half miles off Haisboro Light off Cromer.[4][5] Brodie would later be awarded the Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal and Certificate for saving the life of Lieutenant Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins.[6]
Brodie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 19 July, 1912.[7]
Brodie was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Thames on 1 January, 1913.[8]
Charles would lose his brother, Theodore, when the submarine he was commanding, E 15, was lost in the Dardanelles on 17 April, 1915.
Brodie was promoted to the rank of Commander on 28 June, 1916.[9]
Post-War
Brodie was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1922.[10]
On September 1931, he was superseded in command of the heavy cruiser Berwick by Cecil Nugent Reyne.[11]
Brodie was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 3 August, 1934 and placed on the Retired List the next day in accordance with Order in Council of 9 March, 1914.[12]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Findmypast.co.uk [pay to view]. National Burial Index For England & Wales [database online].
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 10, 1898; pg. 6; Issue 35591.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 10.
- ↑ "Submarine Disaster". The Times. Friday, 16 July, 1909. Issue 39013, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Submarine Disaster." The Times (London, England), Friday, Jul 16, 1909; pg. 10; Issue 39013.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1909). p. 286.
- ↑ "Submarine Disaster". The Times. Friday, 16 July, 1909. Issue 39013, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 7 May 1912, p. 6.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1912). p. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 385.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 391c.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600. Day of month taken from successor.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 275.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 217.
- ↑ He was superseded that month. Reyne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 98.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 600.