Difference between revisions of "Percy George Brown"

From The Dreadnought Project
Jump to: navigation, search
(Update appts)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{CaptRN}} '''Percy George Brown''', R.N. (9 December, 1874 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
+
{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Percy George Brown''', C.B.E, R.N. (9 December, 1874 – 24 May, 1954) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
<!--Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on
+
Born in Edinburgh, the son of Commander Brown.<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>
  
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on  
+
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1896.<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>
  
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
+
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 11}}<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>
-->
+
 
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 11}}
+
==Great War==
 +
 
 +
On 25 August, 1914, Brown was superseded in the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}} and returned to England.  On 4 October, he was appointed to Portsmouth to superintend the fitting out of mine sweeping vessels.  He married Mary Hatchins on 12 December, 1914 and remained in his Portsmouth duty until 18 April, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Patuca|f=tp}}.  After four months, he was appointed to the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}}, where he would remain until 5 May, 1916.<ref>Brown Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>
 +
 
 +
==Post-War==
 +
Brown was placed on the Retired List on 20 December, 1919 with the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) from 17 December, 1919.  He died in 1954 of a coronary thrombosis related to a prostatectomy.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
Line 37: Line 42:
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Percy}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Percy}}
  
{{CatPerson|UK|1874|}}
+
{{CatPerson|UK|1874|1954}}
 
{{CatCaptain|UK}}
 
{{CatCaptain|UK}}
 +
{{CatBritannia|July, 187}}

Revision as of 09:29, 7 June 2016

Captain (retired) Percy George Brown, C.B.E, R.N. (9 December, 1874 – 24 May, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Edinburgh, the son of Commander Brown.[1]

Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1896.[2]

Brown was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.[3][4]

Great War

On 25 August, 1914, Brown was superseded in the torpedo gunboat Hussar and returned to England. On 4 October, he was appointed to Portsmouth to superintend the fitting out of mine sweeping vessels. He married Mary Hatchins on 12 December, 1914 and remained in his Portsmouth duty until 18 April, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Patuca. After four months, he was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Ariadne, where he would remain until 5 May, 1916.[5]

Post-War

Brown was placed on the Retired List on 20 December, 1919 with the rank of Captain (retired) from 17 December, 1919. He died in 1954 of a coronary thrombosis related to a prostatectomy.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Henry F. G. Talbot
Captain of H.M. T.B. 103
14 Dec, 1899[7] – 1 Feb, 1901[8]
Succeeded by
Walter P. Koe
Preceded by
Ernest S. Carey
Captain of H.M.S. Bittern
2 Oct, 1905[9]
Succeeded by
Edmond J. G. Mackinnon
Preceded by
William N. England
Captain of H.M.S. Osprey
10 Jul, 1906[10]
Succeeded by
Ralph V. Eyre
Preceded by
Henry D. Pridham-Wippell
Captain of H.M. T.B. 104
10 Jun, 1910[11] – 22 Aug, 1910[12]
Succeeded by
Kenneth C. Helyar
Preceded by
Charles H. Jones
Captain of H.M.S. Havock
c. early 1911[13] – 1911
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Lionel G. Dawson
Captain of H.M.S. Bruizer
31 Oct, 1911[14] – 5 Jan, 1912[15][16]
Succeeded by
George P. England
Preceded by
Hubert H. Holland
Captain of H.M.S. Circe
6 Jan, 1912[17] – 8 Apr, 1912[18]
Succeeded by
Henry C. Alcock
Preceded by
Francis G. C. Coates
Captain of H.M.S. Jason
8 Apr, 1912[19] – Jun, 1913[20]
Succeeded by
Lionel G. Preston
Preceded by
Neston W. Diggle
Captain of H.M.S. Hussar
25 Jun, 1913[21] – 25 Aug, 1914[22]
Succeeded by
James A. Rogers
Preceded by
James H. Neild
Captain of H.M.S. Patuca
19 Apr, 1915[23] – 19 Aug, 1915[24][25]
Succeeded by
Tristan Dannreuther
Preceded by
Hugh S. Shipway
Captain of H.M.S. Ariadne
6 Sep, 1915[26]
Succeeded by
Pieter G. V. Vander Byl

Footnotes

  1. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  2. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  3. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
  4. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  5. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  6. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
  7. The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 268.
  8. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/261
  9. The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 284.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 351.
  11. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 7 June, 1910. Issue 39292, col B, p. 6.
  12. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/125/5
  13. Dawson. Flotillas. pp. 87-8.
  14. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 289.
  15. The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 289.
  16. England Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 327.
  17. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
  18. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
  19. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
  20. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
  21. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 327.
  22. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435.
  23. Ship's Log
  24. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401w.
  25. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. ?.
  26. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392d.

Template:CatCaptain