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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] |
Succeeded by Norman A. G. Ohlenschlager |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Strongbow 15 Oct, 1916[10] – 17 Oct, 1917[11] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 7 March, 1911. Issue 39526, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 382.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 26.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 46.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 152-3.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 7 March, 1911. Issue 39526, col E, p. 7.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 398d-k.
- ↑ Inferred from departure of predecessor and Brooke's command at Jutland. Thomson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. Unnumbered folio.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). 398d-k.
- ↑ Naval Operations. Vol. V. pp. 152-5 and index.
