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| − | '''Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown''' (1 May, 1877 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
He was a proponent of [[Deflection Plotting]] for torpedo attack. | He was a proponent of [[Deflection Plotting]] for torpedo attack. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Yeats-Brown was born in Genoa, Italy, the son of a man working in the British Consulate (perhaps the Consul).<ref>Yeats-Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/265.|D7603050}} f. 300.</ref> | |
| − | Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 July, 1898.<ref>Yeats-Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/265.|D7603050}} f. 300.</ref> |
| − | Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | + | After commanding {{UK-TB109}} for the manoeuvres of 1903, Yeats-Brown was sent to {{UK-Vernon}} for a course in wireless telegraphy. Although this course did not end before 16 January, 1905, Yeats-Brown was loaned to {{UK-Exmouth}} for tactical exercises to see how radio might be used in action. |
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| + | Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1910.<ref>Yeats-Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/265.|D7603050}} f. 300.</ref> | ||
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Yeats-Brown was appointed in command of the {{UK-Exe|f=t}} on 21 May, 1911.{{NLJan15|p. 315}} | Yeats-Brown was appointed in command of the {{UK-Exe|f=t}} on 21 May, 1911.{{NLJan15|p. 315}} | ||
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| + | ==Post-War== | ||
| + | Yeats-Brown retired at his own request on 9 July, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922.<ref>Yeats-Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/265.|D7603050}} f. 300.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=Alan+Montagu+Yeats-Brown+ADM+196 Service Records] | ||
{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Montagu_Yeats-Brown}} | {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Montagu_Yeats-Brown}} | ||
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Revision as of 12:04, 10 June 2016
Captain (retired) Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown (1 May, 1877 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
He was a proponent of Deflection Plotting for torpedo attack.
Contents
Life & Career
Yeats-Brown was born in Genoa, Italy, the son of a man working in the British Consulate (perhaps the Consul).[1]
Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1898.[2]
After commanding T.B. 109 for the manoeuvres of 1903, Yeats-Brown was sent to Vernon for a course in wireless telegraphy. Although this course did not end before 16 January, 1905, Yeats-Brown was loaned to Exmouth for tactical exercises to see how radio might be used in action.
Yeats-Brown was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1910.[3]
Yeats-Brown was appointed in command of the destroyer Exe on 21 May, 1911.[4]
Post-War
Yeats-Brown retired at his own request on 9 July, 1920. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on the Retired List on 1 May, 1922.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by James U. Farie |
Captain of H.M.S. Exe 21 May, 1911[6] |
Succeeded by William H. Sandford |
| Preceded by Theodore E. J. Bigg |
Captain of H.M.S. Badger 7 Nov, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Kenneth G. Ramsey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 315.
- ↑ Yeats-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/265. f. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 392i.
