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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
  
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Egerton was born on 14 March 1886 in Gosport, Hampshire.<ref>Robarts, Stepney. [http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/9422.htm Ancestors of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton], Citing 1891 Census.</ref>  His father was [[George Le Clerc Egerton]] (1852 &ndash; 1940), then a naval {{LieutRN}} who would later rise to the rank of {{AdmirRN}}, and his mother was Frances Emily Gladstone (c. 1888 &ndash; 5 January 1926).<ref>Robarts, Stepney. [http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/9416.htm Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton].</ref>  Egerton had one older brother, [[William Markham Le Clerc Egerton]] (28 October 1883 &ndash; 29 May 1969) and a younger sister, Dorothy Egerton (18 July 1887 &ndash; ?).<ref>The Peerage. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p42776.htm Admiral Sir George le Clerc Egerton]</ref>  All three children were born in Gosport, Hampshire and all three would have naval connections - Brian and his brother William would both join the Navy as officers and Egerton's only sister Dorothy would marry [[Philip Wylie Dumas]] on 24 January 1911.<ref>The Peerage. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p42776.htm#i427759 Dorothy Egerton]</ref>
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Egerton was born on 14 March 1886 in Gosport, Hampshire.<ref>Robarts, Stepney. [http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/9422.htm Ancestors of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton], Citing 1891 Census.</ref>  His father was [[George Le Clerc Egerton]] (1852 &ndash; 1940), then a naval {{LieutRN}} who would later rise to the rank of {{AdmRN}}, and his mother was Frances Emily Gladstone (c. 1888 &ndash; 5 January 1926).<ref>Robarts, Stepney. [http://www.stepneyrobarts.co.uk/9416.htm Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton].</ref>  Egerton had one older brother, [[William Markham Le Clerc Egerton]] (28 October 1883 &ndash; 29 May 1969) and a younger sister, Dorothy Egerton (18 July 1887 &ndash; ?).<ref>The Peerage. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p42776.htm Admiral Sir George le Clerc Egerton]</ref>  All three children were born in Gosport, Hampshire and all three would have naval connections - Brian and his brother William both joined the Navy as officers and Egerton's only sister Dorothy married naval officer [[Philip Wylie Dumas]] on 24 January 1911.<ref>The Peerage. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p42776.htm#i427759 Dorothy Egerton]</ref>
  
 
Egerton was nominated as a {{NavCadRN}} and was called for examination on 10 July 1900.<ref name=standard>''The Standard'' (London, England), Saturday, August 11, 1900; pg. 7; Issue 23752.</ref>  Egerton achieved the top marks (3206) by far of the sixty-three boys accepted for cadetships in the Royal Navy and on 15 September 1900 he began his naval cadetship.<ref name=standard/><ref>National Archives.[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D8122584 ADM 196/143/614]</ref>
 
Egerton was nominated as a {{NavCadRN}} and was called for examination on 10 July 1900.<ref name=standard>''The Standard'' (London, England), Saturday, August 11, 1900; pg. 7; Issue 23752.</ref>  Egerton achieved the top marks (3206) by far of the sixty-three boys accepted for cadetships in the Royal Navy and on 15 September 1900 he began his naval cadetship.<ref name=standard/><ref>National Archives.[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D8122584 ADM 196/143/614]</ref>
  
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Possibly in March 1905, Egerton was appointed acting Sub-Lieutenant.<ref name=houterman>Houterman, J.N. [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersE.html Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - E].</ref>  On 23 August 1906 Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}}.  Also in 1906 - although it is unclear whether it was before or after he was appointed to the rank of {{SubRN}} - he began serving on the newly-launched [[H.M.S. Hindustan|H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']], initially serving under {{CaptRN}} [Stanley Cecil James Colville].
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Possibly in March 1905, Egerton was appointed acting Sub-Lieutenant.<ref name=houterman>Houterman, J.N. [http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RN_officersE.html Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - E].</ref>  On 23 August 1906 Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}}.<ref name=houterman/> Also in 1906 - although it is unclear whether it was before or after he was appointed to the rank of {{SubRN}} - he began serving on the newly-launched [[H.M.S. Hindustan|H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']], initially serving under {{CaptRN}} [[Stanley Cecil James Colville]].<ref name=houterman/>
  
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On the 14 October 1906, Engineer {{LieutRN}} W.H. Cleghorn of [[H.M.S. Hindustan|H.M.S. ''Hindustan'']] got into difficulty while bathing in Lagos Bay, Portugal; Egerton swam out, and at great risk, succeeded in bringing him to land after a struggle lasting twenty minutes.<ref name=houterman/>
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On the 14 October 1906, Engineer {{LieutRN}} W.H. Cleghorn of ''Hindustan'' got into difficulty while bathing in Lagos Bay, Portugal; Egerton swam out, and at great risk, succeeded in bringing him to land after a struggle lasting twenty minutes.<ref name=houterman/>
  
 
==Lieutenant==
 
==Lieutenant==
  
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 8 March 1907.<ref name=houterman/>  On 12 December 1911 Egerton was amongst eighteen officers and men injured when an explosion occurred on [[H.M.S._Orion_(1910)|H.M.S. ''Orion'']], then at Portsmouth.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 13, 1911; pg. 7; Issue 39767.</ref>
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Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 8 March 1907.<ref name=houterman/>  On 12 December 1911 Egerton was amongst eighteen officers and men injured when an explosion occurred on [[H.M.S._Orion_(1910)|H.M.S. ''Orion'']], then at Portsmouth.<ref>Explosion at the Orion. ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 13, 1911; pg. 7; Issue 39767.</ref>
  
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Before March 1915 (the starting date is unknown), Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Euryalus (1901) | H.M.S. ''Euryalus]], flagship of {{RearRN}} [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Wemyss]].<ref name=times28dec1928>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1928; pg. 14; Issue 45086.</ref>  Between March 1915 until June 1917 Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the battleship [[H.M.S. Valiant (1914)|H.M.S. ''Valiant'']] and served on her during the [[H.M.S. Valiant at the Battle of Jutland|Battle of Jutland]].<ref name=times28dec1928/>
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Before March 1915 (the starting date is unknown), Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the cruiser [[H.M.S. Euryalus (1901) | H.M.S. ''Euryalus]], flagship of {{RearRN}} [[Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, First Baron Wester Wemyss|Wemyss]].<ref name=times28dec1928>Naval And Military. ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1928; pg. 14; Issue 45086.</ref>  Between March 1915 until June 1917 Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the battleship [[H.M.S. Valiant (1914)|H.M.S. ''Valiant'']] and served on her during the [[H.M.S. Valiant at the Battle of Jutland|Battle of Jutland]].<ref name=times28dec1928/>
  
 
In June 1917, Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} and was appointed to the newly-established Department of Torpedo and Mining, where he would serve on naval staff under [[Jellicoe]].<ref name=times28dec1928/><ref>Jellicoe, John Rushworth. ''The Crisis of the Naval War.'' London; New York: Cassell , 1920, 309.</ref>
 
In June 1917, Egerton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} and was appointed to the newly-established Department of Torpedo and Mining, where he would serve on naval staff under [[Jellicoe]].<ref name=times28dec1928/><ref>Jellicoe, John Rushworth. ''The Crisis of the Naval War.'' London; New York: Cassell , 1920, 309.</ref>
  
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Between 1919 and 1921, Egerton served on the staff of [[HMS Vernon|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']], the Torpedo, Mining and Electrical Training Establishment, and was also in command of their tender [[H.M.S. Vesuvius|''Vesuvius'']].<ref name=times28dec1928/>  Between 1921 and August 1923, Egerton served two years as squadron torpedo officer on the flagship [[H.M.S. Coventry (1917)|H.M.S. ''Coventry]], commanding the Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet.<ref name=times4dec1923>''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 04, 1923; pg. 22; Issue 43515.</ref><ref name=times28dec1928/>  Between August and December 1923, Egerton returned to [[HMS Vernon|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']], the Torpedo, Mining and Electrical Training Establishment.<ref name=times4dec1923/>
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Between 1919 and 1921, Egerton served on the staff of [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']], the Torpedo, Mining and Electrical Training Establishment, and was also in command of their tender [[H.M.S. Vesuvius|''Vesuvius'']].<ref name=times28dec1928/>  Between 1921 and August 1923, Egerton served two years as squadron torpedo officer on the flagship [[H.M.S. Coventry (1917)|H.M.S. ''Coventry]], commanding the Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet.<ref name=times4dec1923>Naval And Military. ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 04, 1923; pg. 22; Issue 43515.</ref><ref name=times28dec1928/>  Between August and December 1923, Egerton returned to [[H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School)|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']], the Torpedo, Mining and Electrical Training Establishment.<ref name=times4dec1923/>
  
 
==Captain==
 
==Captain==
  
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Egerton was appointed to the rank of {{CaptRN}} in the New Years List on 31 December 1923 and was appointed to the Naval Staff College, Greenwich ([[H.M.S. President | H.M.S. ''President'']]).<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 17, 1924; pg. 7; Issue 43680.</ref>  Between 15 July 1924 and January 1925 Egerton served as Assistant Director of the institution, in succession to {{CaptRN}}[[C.E. Turle]].<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 15, 1924; pg. 20; Issue 43704.</ref>  Between 1925 and 1926, he was promoted to Director.<ref name=liddell>Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/EGERTON.shtml EGERTON, Brian (1886-1973), Rear Admiral].</ref>
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Egerton was appointed to the rank of {{CaptRN}} in the New Years List on 31 December 1923 and was appointed to the Naval Staff College, Greenwich ([[H.M.S. President | H.M.S. ''President'']]).<ref>Naval And Military. ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 17, 1924; pg. 7; Issue 43680.</ref>  Between 15 July 1924 and January 1925 Egerton served as Assistant Director of the institution, in succession to {{CaptRN}} [[C.E. Turle]].<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 15, 1924; pg. 20; Issue 43704.</ref>  Between 1925 and 1926, he was promoted to Director.<ref name=liddell>Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. [http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/locreg/EGERTON.shtml EGERTON, Brian (1886-1973), Rear Admiral].</ref>
  
 
On 3 January 1927, Egerton was appointed Commanding Officer, [[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|H.M.S. ''Calypso''], part of the Third Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jan 03, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44469.</ref> In June ''Calypso'' sailed to [[Chatham Dock]] where she was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 12, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44658.</ref>In December Egerton relinquished command of ''Calypso'' and on 28 December 1928 he returned to the Admiralty.<ref name=times28dec1928>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1928; pg. 14; Issue 45086.</ref>
 
On 3 January 1927, Egerton was appointed Commanding Officer, [[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|H.M.S. ''Calypso''], part of the Third Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, Jan 03, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44469.</ref> In June ''Calypso'' sailed to [[Chatham Dock]] where she was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the Mediterranean.<ref>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Aug 12, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44658.</ref>In December Egerton relinquished command of ''Calypso'' and on 28 December 1928 he returned to the Admiralty.<ref name=times28dec1928>''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1928; pg. 14; Issue 45086.</ref>
  
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On 8 January 1928, Egerton returned to the Department of Torpedo and Mining, which he had served in during wartime, but this time as [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining | Director]] and would remain in the role until December 1931.<ref name=times28dec1928><ref name=iwmpapers/>
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On 8 January 1928, Egerton returned to the Department of Torpedo and Mining, which he had served in during wartime, but this time as [[Director of Torpedoes and Mining | Director]] and would remain in the role for three years until December 1931.<ref name=times28dec1928/><ref name=iwmpapers/>
  
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==Flag Rank==
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In December 1931, Egerton was appointed to command the cruiser H.M.S. ''Cumberland'' then serving in China.<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.</ref>  In August 1932 ''Cumberland'' was due for recommissioning and she returned from China between November and December 1932.<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 19, 1932; pg. 9; Issue 46268.</ref>  In February 1933, Egerton was relieved of the command of the ''Cumberland'' and in May was appointed Commander of the newly-recommissioned aircraft carrier [[H.M.S. Courageous (1916)| H.M.S. ''Courageous'']] and was also made Chief Staff Officer of [[R.G.H. Henderson]].<ref name=times18apr1933>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.</ref>  ''Courageous'' would serve in the Home Fleet and as flagship of the Rear Admiral Commanding Aircraft Carriers.<ref name=times18apr1933/>
  
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Between 21 July and 17 September 1935, Egerton was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V.<ref name=iwmpapers/><ref name=houterman/>  In serving as a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]], Egerton was following in his [[George Le Clerc Egerton | father's]] footsteps who was appointed to this role to King Edward VII on 8 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>  On 17 September 1935 Egerton was appointed to the rank of {{RearRN}} and on the following day, 18 September 1935, Egerton retired from the Navy after a long and distinguished career of just over thirty-five years service.<ref name=houterman/>
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On 24 September 1933, ''Courageous'' was grounded off Great Yarmouth and stranded leading to a Egerton and his navigation officer, Lieutenant-Commander [[Geoffrey Fleming Dixon]], being called to court-martial in Portsmouth in early November.<ref>Stranding Of The Courageous. ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Nov 03, 1933; pg. 11; Issue 46592.</ref><ref name=times4nov1933>Stranding Of The Courageous. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Nov 04, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46593.</ref> Egerton was charged with: "(1) with negligently or by default stranding his ship on September 24 last, (2) with hazarding his ship negligently or by default on the same date."<ref name=times4nov1933/>  Egerton pleaded not guilty but it was found the charges were proved and it was ordered that Egerton be be "severely reprimanded."<ref name=times4nov1933/>  As Egerton was not found guilty (although he was not found 'not guilty' either), he was allowed to remain on in his current role and in February, ''Courageous'' sailed for Gibraltar with Egerton in command.<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Friday, Feb 16, 1934; pg. 25; Issue 46680.</ref>  In May 1934, Egerton was relieved of the command of ''Courageous'' after a year of serving in the role.<ref>Royal Navy. ''The Times'' (London, England), Saturday, Apr 21, 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46734.</ref>
  
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==First Retirement==
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==Later Career and Retirement==
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Between 21 July and 17 September 1935, Egerton was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to King George V.<ref name=iwmpapers/><ref name=houterman/>  In serving as a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]], Egerton was following in his [[George Le Clerc Egerton | father's]] footsteps who was appointed to this role to King Edward VII on 8 December, 1903.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27632/pages/25 no. 27632.  p. 25.]  1 January, 1904.</ref>  On 17 September 1935 Egerton was appointed to the rank of {{RearRN}} and on the following day, 18 September 1935, Egerton was placed on the retirement list after a long, distinguished, and eventful career of just over thirty-five years in naval service.<ref name=houterman/>
  
 
In 1938 Egerton held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.<ref>The Peerage. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p42776.htm#i427758 Rear-Admiral Brian Egerton].</ref>
 
In 1938 Egerton held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.<ref>The Peerage. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p42776.htm#i427758 Rear-Admiral Brian Egerton].</ref>
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==World War Two==
 
==World War Two==
  
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In November 1939 and shortly after the outbreak of war, Egerton was reactived from retirement and was recalled to the Navy in order to command [[HMS Vernon|H.M.S. ''Vernon'']], where he had previously served in 1923.<ref name=iwmpapers/><ref name=houterman/>  He would serve in this role until about February 1943.  Between June 1943 and June 1944, he was appointed to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, [[HMS Victory|H.M.S. ''Victory'']], the naval base at Portsmouth.<ref name=houterman/>  Around 1944 or 1945, he again retired.<ref name=houterman/>
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In November 1939 and shortly after the outbreak of war, Egerton was reactived from retirement and was recalled to the Navy in order to command H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School), where he had previously served in 1923.<ref name=iwmpapers/><ref name=houterman/>  He would serve in this role until about February 1943.  Between June 1943 and June 1944, he was appointed to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, [[HMS Victory|H.M.S. ''Victory'']], the naval base at Portsmouth.<ref name=houterman/>  Around 1944 or 1945, he again retired.<ref name=houterman/>
  
 
==Later Life==
 
==Later Life==

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Rear-Admiral Brian Egerton (14 March 1886 – 1973) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A naval engineer by training, in retirement Egerton also became interested in science, mathematics and astrophysics.[1]

Early Life & Career

Egerton was born on 14 March 1886 in Gosport, Hampshire.[2] His father was George Le Clerc Egerton (1852 – 1940), then a naval Lieutenant who would later rise to the rank of Admiral, and his mother was Frances Emily Gladstone (c. 1888 – 5 January 1926).[3] Egerton had one older brother, William Markham Le Clerc Egerton (28 October 1883 – 29 May 1969) and a younger sister, Dorothy Egerton (18 July 1887 – ?).[4] All three children were born in Gosport, Hampshire and all three would have naval connections - Brian and his brother William both joined the Navy as officers and Egerton's only sister Dorothy married naval officer Philip Wylie Dumas on 24 January 1911.[5]

Egerton was nominated as a Naval Cadet and was called for examination on 10 July 1900.[6] Egerton achieved the top marks (3206) by far of the sixty-three boys accepted for cadetships in the Royal Navy and on 15 September 1900 he began his naval cadetship.[6][7]

Possibly in March 1905, Egerton was appointed acting Sub-Lieutenant.[8] On 23 August 1906 Egerton was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant.[8] Also in 1906 - although it is unclear whether it was before or after he was appointed to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant - he began serving on the newly-launched H.M.S. Hindustan, initially serving under Captain Stanley Cecil James Colville.[8]

On the 14 October 1906, Engineer Lieutenant W.H. Cleghorn of Hindustan got into difficulty while bathing in Lagos Bay, Portugal; Egerton swam out, and at great risk, succeeded in bringing him to land after a struggle lasting twenty minutes.[8]

Lieutenant

Egerton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 8 March 1907.[8] On 12 December 1911 Egerton was amongst eighteen officers and men injured when an explosion occurred on H.M.S. Orion, then at Portsmouth.[9]

Before March 1915 (the starting date is unknown), Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the cruiser H.M.S. Euryalus, flagship of Rear-Admiral Wemyss.[10] Between March 1915 until June 1917 Egerton served as torpedo officer and first Lieutenant-Commander of the battleship H.M.S. Valiant and served on her during the Battle of Jutland.[10]

In June 1917, Egerton was promoted to the rank of Commander and was appointed to the newly-established Department of Torpedo and Mining, where he would serve on naval staff under Jellicoe.[10][11]

Between 1919 and 1921, Egerton served on the staff of H.M.S. Vernon, the Torpedo, Mining and Electrical Training Establishment, and was also in command of their tender Vesuvius.[10] Between 1921 and August 1923, Egerton served two years as squadron torpedo officer on the flagship H.M.S. Coventry, commanding the Destroyer Flotillas of the Atlantic Fleet.[12][10] Between August and December 1923, Egerton returned to H.M.S. Vernon, the Torpedo, Mining and Electrical Training Establishment.[12]

Captain

Egerton was appointed to the rank of Captain in the New Years List on 31 December 1923 and was appointed to the Naval Staff College, Greenwich ( H.M.S. President).[13] Between 15 July 1924 and January 1925 Egerton served as Assistant Director of the institution, in succession to Captain C.E. Turle.[14] Between 1925 and 1926, he was promoted to Director.[15]

On 3 January 1927, Egerton was appointed Commanding Officer, [[H.M.S. Calypso (1917)|H.M.S. Calypso], part of the Third Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean.[16] In June Calypso sailed to Chatham Dock where she was refitted and was recommissioned in August before returning to the Mediterranean.[17]In December Egerton relinquished command of Calypso and on 28 December 1928 he returned to the Admiralty.[10]

On 8 January 1928, Egerton returned to the Department of Torpedo and Mining, which he had served in during wartime, but this time as Director and would remain in the role for three years until December 1931.[10][1]

In December 1931, Egerton was appointed to command the cruiser H.M.S. Cumberland then serving in China.[18] In August 1932 Cumberland was due for recommissioning and she returned from China between November and December 1932.[19] In February 1933, Egerton was relieved of the command of the Cumberland and in May was appointed Commander of the newly-recommissioned aircraft carrier H.M.S. Courageous and was also made Chief Staff Officer of R.G.H. Henderson.[20] Courageous would serve in the Home Fleet and as flagship of the Rear Admiral Commanding Aircraft Carriers.[20]

On 24 September 1933, Courageous was grounded off Great Yarmouth and stranded leading to a Egerton and his navigation officer, Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Fleming Dixon, being called to court-martial in Portsmouth in early November.[21][22] Egerton was charged with: "(1) with negligently or by default stranding his ship on September 24 last, (2) with hazarding his ship negligently or by default on the same date."[22] Egerton pleaded not guilty but it was found the charges were proved and it was ordered that Egerton be be "severely reprimanded."[22] As Egerton was not found guilty (although he was not found 'not guilty' either), he was allowed to remain on in his current role and in February, Courageous sailed for Gibraltar with Egerton in command.[23] In May 1934, Egerton was relieved of the command of Courageous after a year of serving in the role.[24]

Later Career and Retirement

Between 21 July and 17 September 1935, Egerton was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King George V.[1][8] In serving as a Naval Aide-de-Camp, Egerton was following in his father's footsteps who was appointed to this role to King Edward VII on 8 December, 1903.[25] On 17 September 1935 Egerton was appointed to the rank of Rear-Admiral and on the following day, 18 September 1935, Egerton was placed on the retirement list after a long, distinguished, and eventful career of just over thirty-five years in naval service.[8]

In 1938 Egerton held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.[26]

World War Two

In November 1939 and shortly after the outbreak of war, Egerton was reactived from retirement and was recalled to the Navy in order to command H.M.S. Vernon (Torpedo Training School), where he had previously served in 1923.[1][8] He would serve in this role until about February 1943. Between June 1943 and June 1944, he was appointed to the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, H.M.S. Victory, the naval base at Portsmouth.[8] Around 1944 or 1945, he again retired.[8]

Later Life

In his second retirement, Egerton became interested in matters of science, mathematics and astrophysics.[1] His surviving papers from this time dealt with work on mathematical problems, especially those involved in artificial satellites and space exploration. Edgerton appears to have planned several popular textbooks on these subjects, though none were completed.

Egerton died in 1973 at the age of 87.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 National Archives. Papers of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton (1886 - 1973)
  2. ↑ Robarts, Stepney. Ancestors of Rear Admiral Brian Egerton, Citing 1891 Census.
  3. ↑ Robarts, Stepney. Admiral Sir George Le Clerc Egerton.
  4. ↑ The Peerage. Admiral Sir George le Clerc Egerton
  5. ↑ The Peerage. Dorothy Egerton
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Standard (London, England), Saturday, August 11, 1900; pg. 7; Issue 23752.
  7. ↑ National Archives.ADM 196/143/614
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 Houterman, J.N. Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 - E.
  9. ↑ Explosion at the Orion. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Dec 13, 1911; pg. 7; Issue 39767.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Naval And Military. The Times (London, England), Friday, Dec 28, 1928; pg. 14; Issue 45086.
  11. ↑ Jellicoe, John Rushworth. The Crisis of the Naval War. London; New York: Cassell , 1920, 309.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Naval And Military. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 04, 1923; pg. 22; Issue 43515.
  13. ↑ Naval And Military. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jun 17, 1924; pg. 7; Issue 43680.
  14. ↑ The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 15, 1924; pg. 20; Issue 43704.
  15. ↑ Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975. EGERTON, Brian (1886-1973), Rear Admiral.
  16. ↑ The Times (London, England), Monday, Jan 03, 1927; pg. 19; Issue 44469.
  17. ↑ The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 12, 1927; pg. 8; Issue 44658.
  18. ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 28, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45992.
  19. ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Oct 19, 1932; pg. 9; Issue 46268.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Apr 18, 1933; pg. 6; Issue 46421.
  21. ↑ Stranding Of The Courageous. The Times (London, England), Friday, Nov 03, 1933; pg. 11; Issue 46592.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Stranding Of The Courageous. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Nov 04, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46593.
  23. ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Friday, Feb 16, 1934; pg. 25; Issue 46680.
  24. ↑ Royal Navy. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Apr 21, 1934; pg. 6; Issue 46734.
  25. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27632. p. 25. 1 January, 1904.
  26. ↑ The Peerage. Rear-Admiral Brian Egerton.

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