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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Julian Harrison|Julian Harrison]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Sprightly (1900)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Sprightly'']]'''<br>7 Apr, 1914{{NLOct15|p. 398''d-k''}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Stanley Thornton|William S. Thornton]]'''}}
 
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Revision as of 12:04, 5 May 2016

Edward Brooke, D.S.O. ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Brooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.[1]

In March, 1911, Brooke was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 066.[2]

Brooke was appointed in command of the destroyer Sprightly on 7 April, 1914.[3]

Brooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[4]

Brooke was captain of the destroyer Lizard at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla.[5]

Brooke survived the loss of the submarine Strongbow under his command on 17 October, 1917.[6]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Robert Makin
Captain of H.M. T.B. 066
Mar, 1911[7]
Succeeded by
Charles Ansell
Preceded by
Julian Harrison
Captain of H.M.S. Sprightly
7 Apr, 1914[8]
Succeeded by
William S. Thornton
Preceded by
Evelyn C. O. Thomson
Captain of H.M.S. Lizard
29 May, 1916[9] – mid Oct, 1916[10][11]
Succeeded by
Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Strongbow
15 Oct, 1916[12] – 17 Oct, 1917[13]
Succeeded by
Vessel Lost

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 10.
  2. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 7 March, 1911. Issue 39526, col E, p. 7.
  3. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
  4. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 26.
  5. Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
  6. Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 152-3.
  7. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 7 March, 1911. Issue 39526, col E, p. 7.
  8. The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
  9. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395w.
  10. The Navy List. (October, 1916). p. 395w.
  11. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 833.
  12. The Navy List. (December, 1916). 398d-k.
  13. Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 152-5 and index.