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− | '''Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{ViceRN}} (retired) '''Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke''', D.S.C., C.B.E. (15 December, 1892 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
− | + | The son of Captain [[William Henry Rushbrooke]], Edmund gained no time on passing out of the Training Establishment in January, 1911. | |
− | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | On 20 June 1914, he was appointed to the {{UK-Lennox|f=t}}. Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1916 and remained with the ship until March, 1917. He then spent seven months in {{UK-Sharpshooter}} and in October 1917 moved to {{UK-Ulleswater}}. He survived her sinking on 15 August 1918. On 24 September, he received his first command appointment, in the {{UK-TB4|f=t}}. |
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− | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1924. |
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− | + | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1928. | |
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− | + | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1936. | |
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− | == | + | Appointed in command of the netlayer [[H.M.S. Guardian (1932)|''Guardian'']], vice Wadham on 26 July, 1939. |
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+ | ==World War II== | ||
+ | On 16 August, 1940, Rushbrooke left ''Guardian'' to take up a command appointment in the {{UK-Argus|f=t}}. | ||
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+ | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 5 July, 1945 and placed on the Retired List on 2 February, 1947. | ||
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+ | Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 22 October, 1948. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Edmund+Gerard+Noel+Rushbrooke Service Records] | ||
+ | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Gerard_Noel_Rushbrooke}} | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Colin Sinclair Thomson|Colin S. Thomson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Whitley (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Whitley'']]'''<br>20 Apr, 1929 – ''c''. May, 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Arthur Robin Moore Bridge|Arthur R. M. Bridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Eagle (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Eagle'']]'''<br>26 May, 1941 – 25 May, 1942|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Lachlan Donald Mackintosh|Lachlan D. Mackintosh]]'''}} | ||
+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Henry Godfrey|John H. Godfrey]]'''|'''[[Naval Intelligence Division (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Intelligence]]'''<br>Nov, 1942 – Jul, 1946|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Edward Parry|William E. Parry]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:56, 12 November 2017
Vice-Admiral (retired) Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke, D.S.C., C.B.E. (15 December, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Captain William Henry Rushbrooke, Edmund gained no time on passing out of the Training Establishment in January, 1911.
On 20 June 1914, he was appointed to the destroyer Lennox. Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1916 and remained with the ship until March, 1917. He then spent seven months in Sharpshooter and in October 1917 moved to Ulleswater. He survived her sinking on 15 August 1918. On 24 September, he received his first command appointment, in the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 4.
Post-War
Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1924.
Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.
Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1936.
Appointed in command of the netlayer Guardian, vice Wadham on 26 July, 1939.
World War II
On 16 August, 1940, Rushbrooke left Guardian to take up a command appointment in the aircraft carrier Argus.
Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 July, 1945 and placed on the Retired List on 2 February, 1947.
Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 October, 1948.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Desmond N. C. Tufnell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 24 Sep, 1918[1] – 22 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by James C. Collie |
Preceded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 5 Jan, 1929[2] – 20 Apr, 1929 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Colin S. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Whitley 20 Apr, 1929 – c. May, 1929 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Colin S. Thomson |
Captain of H.M.S. Vesper c. May, 1929 – Jun, 1929 |
Succeeded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett |
Captain of H.M.S. Versatile 25 Jun, 1929 – Nov, 1930 |
Succeeded by Claude P. Hermon-Hodge |
Preceded by Algernon U. Willis |
Captain of H.M.S. Warwick 8 Nov, 1930 – 13 Jan, 1931 |
Succeeded by Douglas A. Budgen |
Preceded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke |
Captain of H.M.S. Vesper Nov, 1930 – 21 Nov, 1930 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by David J. R. Simson |
Captain of H.M.S. Cumberland Jan, 1936[Fact Check][3] – May, 1936[4] |
Succeeded by John C. Leach |
Preceded by Henry C. Bovell |
Captain of H.M.S. Argus 16 Aug, 1940 – 1 May, 1941 |
Succeeded by Tom O. Bulteel |
Preceded by Arthur R. M. Bridge |
Captain of H.M.S. Eagle 26 May, 1941 – 25 May, 1942 |
Succeeded by Lachlan D. Mackintosh |
Preceded by John H. Godfrey |
Director of Naval Intelligence Nov, 1942 – Jul, 1946 |
Succeeded by William E. Parry |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 955.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 282a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.