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'''Brian Cameron Gourley''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} (retired) '''Brian Cameron Gourley''' (21 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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==Great War==
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Gourley was appointed in command of the {{UK-TB7|f=t}} on 3 August, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 401}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Seabear|f=t}} on 14 August, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 905}}
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==Interbellum==
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On 9 September, 1919, Gourley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Verity|f=t}}.{{NLDec20|p. 881}}
  
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On 9 September, 1919, Gourley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Verity|f=t}}.<ref>''The Monthly Navy List'', (December 1920).  p. 881.</ref>
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Gourley was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 15 October, 1929.<ref>Gourley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/33.|D7604788}} f. 38.</ref>
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==World War II==
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Mobilised in September, 1938, Gourley was made Naval Officer in Charge, Sunderland on 29 August, 1939.  In late 1942 he was appointed to the shore establishment H.M.S. ''Trelawney'', likely in support of minelaying operations. On 3 November, 1943, he was placed in command of the base, vice Hamilton, being given the acting rank of Captain while holding the appointment.
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Gourley reverted to the Retired List in September, 1945.<ref>Gourley Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/51/33.|D7604788}} f. 38.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 16:06, 1 November 2016

Commander (retired) Brian Cameron Gourley (21 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Gourley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1908.[1]

Great War

Gourley was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 7 on 3 August, 1914.

Gourley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1916.[2]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Seabear on 14 August, 1918.

Interbellum

On 9 September, 1919, Gourley was appointed in command of the destroyer Verity.[3]

Gourley was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 October, 1929.[4]

World War II

Mobilised in September, 1938, Gourley was made Naval Officer in Charge, Sunderland on 29 August, 1939. In late 1942 he was appointed to the shore establishment H.M.S. Trelawney, likely in support of minelaying operations. On 3 November, 1943, he was placed in command of the base, vice Hamilton, being given the acting rank of Captain while holding the appointment.

Gourley reverted to the Retired List in September, 1945.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Terence A. F. Longford 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 7
3 Aug, 1914[6] 		Succeeded by
Edward Eastwick-Field
Preceded by
? 		Captain of H.M.S. P20
15 Jul, 1916[7] 		Succeeded by
Norman B. F. Peploe
Preceded by
Charles A. Poignand 		Captain of H.M.S. Menace
20 Sep, 1917[8] 		Succeeded by
Ivo W. L. Frewen
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Seabear
14 Aug, 1918[9] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Reginald St. P. Parry 		Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind
20 Feb, 1919[10] 		Succeeded by
William A. C. Salmond
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Verity
9 Sep, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Montague R. Bernard

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
  2. ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
  3. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 881.
  4. ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
  5. ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ii.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395p.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 943.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 881.

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