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Revision as of 16:15, 9 March 2016

Eldred Stuart Brooksmith, D.S.C., ( – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On 30 September, 1910, Brooksmith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.[1]

Brooksmith was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 2 on 29 July, 1914.[2]

On 29 July, 1916, he was appointed to Vengeance as her gunnery officer.[Citation needed]

On 4 May, 1917, he was appointed to Ceres to act as her gunnery officer.[3]

He was awarded the D.S.C. on 15 July, 1917.[4]

Brooksmith was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 September, 1918.[5]

He also served as gunnery officer in Severn.[Fact Check]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Myles A. Blomfield
Captain of H.M. T.B. 2
29 Jul, 1914[6]
Succeeded by
Arthur F. Crutchley

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
  2. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 400.
  3. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 755.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1918). p. 2144.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 27.
  6. The Navy List. (October, 1914). p. 400.