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Revision as of 15:21, 22 September 2021
Captain (retired) Cyril Aubrey Hamilton Brooking, C.B.E. (17 April, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Brooking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1915.
Brooking was in H.M.S. Malaya at the Battle of Jutland, acting as the main battery spotting officer aloft.
Brooking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1922.
He grounded Ross at some point.
World War II
Brooking was granted the acting rank of Captain on 8 September, 1939.
Brooking was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 17 April, 1943.
Reverted to Retired List on 21 June, 1947.
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Douglas C. Lang |
Fleet Signal Officer, Atlantic Fleet 21 Aug, 1927[1] |
Succeeded by Leslie S. Saunders |
Preceded by John H. Macnair |
Captain of H.M.S. Ross 29 Dec, 1931[2] – 29 Dec, 1933 |
Succeeded by Frank H. P. Maurice |
Preceded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney |
Captain of H.M.S. Constance 16 Feb, 1935 – Sep, 1935 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Henry E. Horan |
Captain of H.M.S. Coventry Sep, 1935[3] – 15 Oct, 1935[4] |
Succeeded by James W. Rivett-Carnac |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 226.
- ↑ Rivett-Carnac Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/330. f. 687.