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{{CommRN}} '''Donald Carey Brock''', C.B.E., R.N., Retired (5 July, 1891 – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CommRN}} '''Donald Carey Brock''', C.B.E., R.N., Retired (5 July, 1891 – 29 July, 1970) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]] in both World Wars.
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This article contains much information provided to me by his daughter Elizabeth.  Her effort extended to a very complete reading of his Service Record.  Her work is quoted in some detail below.<ref name=liz>Emails from Elizabeth Brock, 20230302 and 20230412.</ref>
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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The son of Reverend H. Walter Brock, Clerk of the Holy Orders.
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Brock was born in Otterbourne, Hampshire, England on 5 July 1891, the sixth child of Henry Walter (who was a Clerk in Holy Orders) and Amy Gabrielle Brock.  He moved to Guernsey, Channel Islands as a baby when his
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father became Rector of the church of St. Pierre du Bois in 1892.
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Brock joined the [[Category:Training Establishment Entrants of May, 1904|May, 1904 intake term at the Training Establishment]] at age twelve.
  
 
On 15 May, 1912, Brock was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 10}}
 
On 15 May, 1912, Brock was promoted to the rank of {{SubRN}}.{{NLMar13|p. 10}}
  
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Brock was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914.
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Brock was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 May, 1914. At the outbreak of war, he was serving in {{UK-Triumph|f=p}} on the staff of Commodore, [[Hong Kong]].  He was intermittently loaned to {{UK-Virago}}, but was back in ''Triumph'' when she was sunk on 25 May, 1915.  He then went to sea in the newly completed {{UK-Melpomene|f=t}}.<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/174.|}} f. 173.</ref>
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In August 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Teviot|f=t}}.<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/174.|}} f. 173.</ref>
  
 
==Post-War==
 
==Post-War==
 
Brock was appointed in command of the {{UK-Midge|f=t}} on 15 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 845}}
 
Brock was appointed in command of the {{UK-Midge|f=t}} on 15 November, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 845}}
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On 8 July 1919 he was awarded the O.B.E. for valuable services as Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral [[Stuart Nicholson]], C.B., M.V.O., Commander [[East Coast of England Station]].<ref name=liz/>
  
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Umpire|f=t}} on 23 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 879}}
 
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Umpire|f=t}} on 23 October, 1919.{{NLDec20|p. 879}}
  
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Brock was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.
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Brock was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 May, 1922.<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/174.|}} f. 173.</ref>
  
 
Brock was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 November, 1931.
 
Brock was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of {{CommRN}} on 23 November, 1931.
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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On 10 October 1939 he was appointed to work as D.S.T.O. of a French ports with the tempoarry rank of {{CaptRN}}, vice [[Thomas Charles Carpenter Bolster|Bolster]].<ref>Brock Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/53/174.|}} f. 173.</ref>
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On 4 October 1940 he was Mentioned in Despatches for "good services in directing Sea Transport" as a result of the evacuations from St. Nazaire, France.  Commodore Second Class Donald Carey Brock is recorded in the London Gazette of 17 December 1943 as being awarded the CBE on 21 December "for distinguished service in the planning and execution of operations which led to the capture of Sicily by Allied Forces."<ref name=liz/>
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Brock died at age 79 in Bushey, Hertfordshire.<ref name=liz/>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Donald+Carey+Brock Service Records]
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 14 April 2023

Commander Donald Carey Brock, C.B.E., R.N., Retired (5 July, 1891 – 29 July, 1970) was an officer in the Royal Navy in both World Wars.

This article contains much information provided to me by his daughter Elizabeth. Her effort extended to a very complete reading of his Service Record. Her work is quoted in some detail below.[1]

Life & Career

Brock was born in Otterbourne, Hampshire, England on 5 July 1891, the sixth child of Henry Walter (who was a Clerk in Holy Orders) and Amy Gabrielle Brock. He moved to Guernsey, Channel Islands as a baby when his father became Rector of the church of St. Pierre du Bois in 1892.

Brock joined the at age twelve.

On 15 May, 1912, Brock was promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant.[2]

Brock was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 May, 1914. At the outbreak of war, he was serving in H.M.S. Triumph on the staff of Commodore, Hong Kong. He was intermittently loaned to Virago, but was back in Triumph when she was sunk on 25 May, 1915. He then went to sea in the newly completed destroyer Melpomene.[3]

In August 1918, he was appointed in command of the destroyer Teviot.[4]

Post-War

Brock was appointed in command of the destroyer Midge on 15 November, 1918.[5]

On 8 July 1919 he was awarded the O.B.E. for valuable services as Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral Stuart Nicholson, C.B., M.V.O., Commander East Coast of England Station.[1]

He was appointed in command of the destroyer Umpire on 23 October, 1919.[6]

Brock was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 May, 1922.[7]

Brock was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 23 November, 1931.

World War II

On 10 October 1939 he was appointed to work as D.S.T.O. of a French ports with the tempoarry rank of Captain, vice Bolster.[8]

On 4 October 1940 he was Mentioned in Despatches for "good services in directing Sea Transport" as a result of the evacuations from St. Nazaire, France. Commodore Second Class Donald Carey Brock is recorded in the London Gazette of 17 December 1943 as being awarded the CBE on 21 December "for distinguished service in the planning and execution of operations which led to the capture of Sicily by Allied Forces."[1]

Brock died at age 79 in Bushey, Hertfordshire.[1]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John E. Phayre 		Captain of H.M.S. Teviot
10 Aug, 1918 – 19 Aug, 1918 		Succeeded by
Patrick E. Fell
Preceded by
David L. Cowan 		Captain of H.M.S. Midge
15 Nov, 1918[9][10] – 11 Feb, 1919[11] 		Succeeded by
Edward S. F. Fegen
Preceded by
Ivo W. L. Frewen-Laton 		Captain of H.M.S. Menace
11 Feb, 1919[12] – 26 Mar, 1919[13] 		Succeeded by
Harold O. Joyce
Preceded by
Gerald N. Jones 		Captain of H.M. T.B. 21
26 Mar, 1919[14] – 23 Oct, 1919[15] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Kenneth F. Sworder 		Captain of H.M.S. Umpire
23 Oct, 1919[16][17] – 13 Jan, 1921 		Succeeded by
Thomas A. Jolliffe
Preceded by
Philip J. Mack 		Captain of H.M.S. Tuscan
4 Dec, 1923[18] – 19 Aug, 1924 		Succeeded by
Irvine G. Glennie
Preceded by
Peter McClelland 		Captain of H.M.S. Wrestler
19 Aug, 1924[19] – 4 Mar, 1925[20] 		Succeeded by
Reginald W. Lawrence
Preceded by
Colin S. Thomson 		Captain of H.M.S. Winchelsea
2 Mar, 1925[21] – Aug, 1927[22] 		Succeeded by
Gerald R. Cousins
Preceded by
Frank Elliott 		Captain of H.M.S. Mackay
20 Feb, 1928[23] – 21 Jan, 1929[24] 		Succeeded by
John H. K. Clegg

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Emails from Elizabeth Brock, 20230302 and 20230412.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 10.
  3. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  4. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 879.
  7. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  8. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  9. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 845.
  11. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  12. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  13. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  14. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  15. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  16. ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), 25 Oct. 1919, p. 18.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 878.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 277.
  19. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  20. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 289.
  22. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  23. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.
  24. ↑ Brock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/174. f. 173.

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