William Harmer Brown
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Jump to navigationJump to searchLieutenant-Commander R.N.R. William Harmer Brown (2 September, 1890 – 17 July, 1934) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 September, 1916.[1]
Brown was appointed Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command of the destroyer Albacore on 12 September, 1918.[2]
Brown was demobilised 20 October 1919, one day after relinquishing command of the minesweeper Elgin.[3]
Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 September, 1924.[4]
Brown was removed from the Navy List on 23 May, 1929 due to non-Sea Service and non-Report. He died in Auckland, New Zealand in mid 1934.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Leonard W. Brock |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 065 15 Jun, 1915[5] – 11 Dec, 1916[6] |
Succeeded by Rowland O. Lloyd |
Preceded by Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier |
Captain of H.M.S. Avon 7 Dec, 1916[7][8] – 31 Jul, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Robert McMurray |
Preceded by Robert McMurray |
Captain of H.M.S. Albacore 12 Sep, 1918[10] – 10 Mar, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Henry G. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Elgin 10 Mar, 1919[12] – 19 Oct, 1919[13] |
Succeeded by William G. Busk-Wood |
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 727.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391o.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 727.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.