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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] '''Bryan Fullerton Adams''', D.S.O., Royal Navy (22 July, 1887 – 22 September, 1971) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
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[[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] (retired) '''Bryan Fullerton Adams''', D.S.O., R.N. (22 July, 1887 – 22 September, 1971) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[First World War]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Born in Melbourne, Australia.
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Adams was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 2}}
 
Adams was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1909.{{NLMar13|p. 2}}
  
Adams was the Gunnery Officer of {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=p}} for some portion of the war.
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Adams was appointed to {{UK-PrincessRoyal|f=p}}, possibly as gunnery officer, from 9 October 1916 to 1 March, 1918.
 
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As a {{CommRN}}, Adams was appointed in command of the {{UK-Legion|f=t}} on 8 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 830}}
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==D.S.O. Award==
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ADAMS Bryan F N/E Cdr. RN 88X560 & 560a ''Legion'' [[Vice-Admiral, Dover Patrol]] 31.07.19 N/E Post War DSO For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty during the storming of Zeebrugge Mole on the 23rd April, 1918. For his personal share in the above operation Commander Adams was promoted but subsequent enquires have established in fact that Commander Adams took an important part in the landing than was at first supposed and is therefore strongly recommended for a further reward. As at first reported Commander Adams landed at the same time as his immediate commanding officer the late Lt.Commander A.L. Harrison ; as a matter of fact Lt.Commander Harrison was wounded on board the{{UK-Vindictive}} and did not reach the Mole for some time after Commander Adams had landed. The attack on the seaward end of the Mole, was therefore entirely due to the initiative of Commander Adams, who pressed his attack on which the whole success of the blocking operation might have depended, with a magnificent dash, displaying qualities of personal courage and leadership of the highest order.
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==Who was Who==
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ADAMS, Captain Bryan Fullerton
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DSO 1919
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Born 22 July 1887; s of late G. H. Adams, Portglenone, Co. Down, and Melbourne, Australia; m 1st, 1921, Audrey (d 1929), d of C. E. Marshall, Thurlestone, Devon; one d; 2nd, 1937, Pamela Jocelyne, o d of late Vice-Adm. Sidney Drury-Lowe, CMG; one d ; died 22 Sept. 1971
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Adams was specially promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} with a seniority of 23 April, 1918 in recognition of his role in storming of Zeebrugge Mole on that date.
  
Royal Navy, retired
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Legion|f=t}} on 8 July, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 830}} 
  
EDUCATION
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Subsequent consideration of Adams's role at Zeebrugge led to his being awarded a D.S.O., gazetted 31 July 1919.  Adams had landed on the Mole before his commanding officer, {{LCommRN}} A. L. Harrison, who was yet aboard {{UK-Vindictive}}.  Adams was credited now for spurring the attack on the seaward end of the Mole on his own initiative, pressing his attack "on which the whole success of the blocking operation might have depended, with a magnificent dash, displaying qualities of personal courage and leadership of the highest order."
Sherborne; HMS Britannia
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CAREER
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Adams grounded {{UK-Legion}} in 1919 and was cautioned.
Served European War, 1914–18 (despatches, DSO); Comdr, 1918; retired list, 1933
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RECREATION
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Adams passed as an acting interpreter in French in October, 1924.  In 1927, he was granted permission to study German in his own time.
Gardening
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CLUBS
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Adams was placed on the Retired List at his own request the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 July, 1933.
United Service and Royal Aero, MCC
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ADDRESS
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==World War II==
Cherry Tree, Hacheston, Suffolk
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His mobilisation was delayed by an exemption owing to a position with the League of Nations.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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{{TabNaval}}
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|Raymond J. Harris-St. John]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Archer (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Archer'']]'''<br>7 Jul, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 392''c''}} &ndash; Oct, 1916|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Edward Horan|Henry E. Horan]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Raymond Jocelyn Harris-St. John|Raymond J. Harris-St. John]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Archer (1911)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Archer'']]'''<br>7 Jul, 1915{{NLOct16|p. 392''c''}} &ndash; Oct, 1916|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Henry Edward Horan|Henry E. Horan]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Alexander Sholto Douglas|Alexander S. Douglas]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Rival (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Rival'']]'''<br>15 May, 1918 &ndash; 27 Jun, 1918|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Ernest Leslie Cardale|Ernest L. Cardale]]'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Legion (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Legion'']]'''<br>8 Jul, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 830}} &ndash; 2 May, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Francis Alexander Clutterbuck|Francis A. Clutterbuck]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Legion (1914)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Legion'']]'''<br>8 Jul, 1918{{NLFeb19|p. 830}} &ndash; 2 May, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 
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{{CatBritannia|September, 1902}}
 
{{CatBritannia|September, 1902}}
 
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Revision as of 11:29, 26 November 2017

Captain (retired) Bryan Fullerton Adams, D.S.O., R.N. (22 July, 1887 – 22 September, 1971) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Born in Melbourne, Australia.

Adams was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1909.[1]

Adams was appointed to H.M.S. Princess Royal, possibly as gunnery officer, from 9 October 1916 to 1 March, 1918.

Adams was specially promoted to the rank of Commander with a seniority of 23 April, 1918 in recognition of his role in storming of Zeebrugge Mole on that date.

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Legion on 8 July, 1918.[2]

Subsequent consideration of Adams's role at Zeebrugge led to his being awarded a D.S.O., gazetted 31 July 1919. Adams had landed on the Mole before his commanding officer, Lieutenant-Commander A. L. Harrison, who was yet aboard Vindictive. Adams was credited now for spurring the attack on the seaward end of the Mole on his own initiative, pressing his attack "on which the whole success of the blocking operation might have depended, with a magnificent dash, displaying qualities of personal courage and leadership of the highest order."

Adams grounded Legion in 1919 and was cautioned.

Adams passed as an acting interpreter in French in October, 1924. In 1927, he was granted permission to study German in his own time.

Adams was placed on the Retired List at his own request the rank of Captain on 22 July, 1933.

World War II

His mobilisation was delayed by an exemption owing to a position with the League of Nations.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Raymond J. Harris-St. John
Captain of H.M.S. Archer
7 Jul, 1915[3] – Oct, 1916
Succeeded by
Henry E. Horan
Preceded by
Alexander S. Douglas
Captain of H.M.S. Rival
15 May, 1918 – 27 Jun, 1918
Succeeded by
Ernest L. Cardale
Preceded by
Francis A. Clutterbuck
Captain of H.M.S. Legion
8 Jul, 1918[4] – 2 May, 1919
Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.
  3. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 392c.
  4. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 830.