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| − | '''Richard Wyville Bromley''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Richard Wyville Bromley''', (28 August, 1880 – 9 July, 1955) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | The son of Captain (later Vice-Admiral) [[Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|A. Bromley]], R.N. was born in Leith Vale, Bromley.<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27.</ref> | |
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| − | Bromley was | + | Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1902. At some point while a Lt., Bromley was faulted in a Court Martial for an A. B. charged with drunkeness and assault for not having placed the man under arrest on his first offence.<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27.</ref> |
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| − | Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | In January 1907, Bromley was granted 14 days leave to attend to a "domestic affliction."<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27.</ref> |
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| − | + | Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 October, 1910.<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27.</ref> | |
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| + | Appointed to {{UK-Warrior}} as torpedo officer on 1 July 1913, Bromley would survive her loss in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Jutland]], but suffered shell wounds to arm, leg and neck as he continued to take his captain's reports and arranged for the ship to be towed. These injuries would require his admission to Chatham Hospital on 4 June. While recuperating, Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1916. Declared fit for shore service on on 5 August, he was appointed to the {{UK-Actaeon|f=tp}}.<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27.</ref> | ||
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| + | Bromley retired at his own request on 18 June, 1920.<ref>Bromley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/46/27.|}} f. 27.</ref> | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Wyville+Bromley Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Richard+Wyville+Bromley Service Records] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 6 April 2022
Commander Richard Wyville Bromley, (28 August, 1880 – 9 July, 1955) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of Captain (later Vice-Admiral) A. Bromley, R.N. was born in Leith Vale, Bromley.[1]
Bromley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1902. At some point while a Lt., Bromley was faulted in a Court Martial for an A. B. charged with drunkeness and assault for not having placed the man under arrest on his first offence.[2]
In January 1907, Bromley was granted 14 days leave to attend to a "domestic affliction."[3]
Bromley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1910.[4]
Appointed to Warrior as torpedo officer on 1 July 1913, Bromley would survive her loss in the aftermath of the Battle of Jutland, but suffered shell wounds to arm, leg and neck as he continued to take his captain's reports and arranged for the ship to be towed. These injuries would require his admission to Chatham Hospital on 4 June. While recuperating, Bromley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1916. Declared fit for shore service on on 5 August, he was appointed to the torpedo training school H.M.S. Actæon.[5]
Bromley retired at his own request on 18 June, 1920.[6]
World War II
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Gerald L. Parnell |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 45 16 Jul, 1901[7][8] – 21 Aug, 1901[9] |
Succeeded by Julian M. Ogilvie |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
- ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.8.
- ↑ Bromley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/27. f. 27.
