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| − | '''George Halliday Brown''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{LieutRN}} '''George Halliday Brown''', (9 October, 1874 – 17 July, 1911) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Brown spoke French and was criticised in 1894 as "careless, no zeal, inattentive". | |
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| − | + | Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1897. | |
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| − | + | An appointment in command of {{UK-Charger}} dated 22 April, 1902{{NLMay03|p. 243}} was altered to command of {{UK-Leven}}, though this was indeed followed by an appointment in command of {{UK-Charger}} on 19 August, 1903. | |
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| − | + | In May 1908, Captain Walter Cowan noted that Brown's health had failed after two severe bouts of influenza. | |
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| + | Brown was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 April, 1911. | ||
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| + | Brown died "suddenly" at Valparaiso, the news conveyed to the Admiralty by telegram from the Consul General. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+George+Halliday+Brown Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+George+Halliday+Brown Service Records] | ||
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| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Oliver Gladstone|Edward O. Gladstone]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Desperate (1896)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Desperate'']]'''<br>20 Oct, 1903{{NLNov05|p. 300}} – 7 Nov, 1905|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Claude Alwin Rombulow-Pearse|Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse]]'''}} | ||
| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lionel George Preston|Lionel G. Preston]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Express (1897)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Express'']]'''<br>Dec, 1905{{NLMar07|p. 313-15}} – 26 Mar, 1908|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Corlett|Geoffrey Corlett]]'''}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:47, 11 August 2017
Lieutenant George Halliday Brown, (9 October, 1874 – 17 July, 1911) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Brown spoke French and was criticised in 1894 as "careless, no zeal, inattentive".
Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1897.
An appointment in command of Charger dated 22 April, 1902[1] was altered to command of Leven, though this was indeed followed by an appointment in command of Charger on 19 August, 1903.
In May 1908, Captain Walter Cowan noted that Brown's health had failed after two severe bouts of influenza.
Brown was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 April, 1911.
Brown died "suddenly" at Valparaiso, the news conveyed to the Admiralty by telegram from the Consul General.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William G. E. Ruck-Keene |
Captain of H.M.S. Leven 22 Apr, 1902 – 19 Aug, 1903 |
Succeeded by Michael H. Wilding |
| Preceded by Robert W. F. Travers |
Captain of H.M.S. Charger 19 Aug, 1903 – 15 Oct, 1903 |
Succeeded by Michael H. Wilding |
| Preceded by Edward O. Gladstone |
Captain of H.M.S. Desperate 20 Oct, 1903[2] – 7 Nov, 1905 |
Succeeded by Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse |
| Preceded by Lionel G. Preston |
Captain of H.M.S. Express Dec, 1905[3] – 26 Mar, 1908 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Corlett |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 243.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 300.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 313-15.
