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==Life & Career==
 
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On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 21 June, 1887.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25712/pages/3362 no. 25712.  p. 3362.]  21 June, 1887.</ref>  He was appointed in command of the cruiser ''Turquoise'', on the [[East Indies Station]], on 14 September.<ref>''Navy List'' (March, 1891).  p. 260.</ref>
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On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 21 June, 1887.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25712/pages/3362 no. 25712.  p. 3362.]  21 June, 1887.</ref>  He was appointed in command of the cruiser ''Turquoise'', on the [[East Indies Station]], on 14 September.{{NLMar91|p. 260}}
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In June of 1889, Brackenbury and a Lieutenant Sugden were court-martialled for running the ship aground when entering Mombasa.  Both men were found guilty of negligence. Brackenbury was admonished.<ref>"Navalis" on [http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8241 World Naval Ships BBS]</ref>
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==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
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Brackenbury was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 10 October, 1896, vice [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Stephenson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26787/pages/5724 no. 26787.  p. 5724.]  20 October, 1896.</ref>
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Brackenbury was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} dated 10 October, 1896, vice [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Stephenson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26787/pages/5724 no. 26787.  p. 5724.]  20 October, 1896.</ref>
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 7 December, 1901, vice [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Stephenson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27387/pages/8838 no. 27387.  p. 8838.]  13 December, 1901.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 7 December, 1901, vice [[Henry Frederick Stephenson|Stephenson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27387/pages/8838 no. 27387.  p. 8838.]  13 December, 1901.</ref>
  
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Brackenbury was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 June, 1905, vice [[John Fellowes|Fellowes]],<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27804/pages/4188 no. 27804.  p. 4188.]  13 June, 1905.</ref> and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 5 July, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27814/pages/4700 no. 27814.  p. 4700.]  7 July, 1905.</ref>
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Brackenbury was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 8 June, 1905, vice [[John Fellowes|Fellowes]],<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27804/pages/4188 no. 27804.  p. 4188.]  13 June, 1905.</ref> and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 5 July, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27814/pages/4700 no. 27814.  p. 4700.]  7 July, 1905.</ref>
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==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral J. W. Brackenbury" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 16 March, 1918.  Issue '''41739''', col E, pg. 9.
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*"Admiral J. W. Brackenbury" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 16 March, 1918.  Issue '''41739''', col E, p. 9.
 
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==Papers==
 
==Papers==
 
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*[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/archive/catalogue/record.cfm?ID=BCK Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.]
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*[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/archive/objects/491688.html Papers in the possession of the National Maritime Museum.] For a detailed list see [[Brackenbury Papers at the National Maritime Museum]].
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556516&queryType=1&resultcount=3 ADM 196/86.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7893962&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/36.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903422&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/15.]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry John Carr|Henry J. Carr]]'''|'''[[Bermuda Royal Dockyard|Naval Officer in Charge, Bermuda Royal Dockyard]]'''<br>7 Jun, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 356}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[William Harvey Pigott|William H. Pigott]]'''}}
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Revision as of 10:26, 17 December 2017

Admiral John William Brackenbury, C.B., C.M.G., Royal Navy (30 November, 1842 – 15 March, 1918) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

On the occasion of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee, he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 21 June, 1887.[1] He was appointed in command of the cruiser Turquoise, on the East Indies Station, on 14 September.[2]

Flag Rank

Brackenbury was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral dated 10 October, 1896, vice Stephenson.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 7 December, 1901, vice Stephenson.[4]

Brackenbury was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 June, 1905, vice Fellowes,[5] and placed on the Retired List at his own request on 5 July, in accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903.[6]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral J. W. Brackenbury" (Obituaries). The Times. Saturday, 16 March, 1918. Issue 41739, col E, p. 9.

Papers

Service Records

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25712. p. 3362. 21 June, 1887.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 260.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26787. p. 5724. 20 October, 1896.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27387. p. 8838. 13 December, 1901.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27804. p. 4188. 13 June, 1905.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27814. p. 4700. 7 July, 1905.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 260.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 217.
  9. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 356.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 June, 1898. Issue 35531, col D, p. 5.

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