Alan Montagu Yeats-Brown
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.
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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.
