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'''Percy George Brown''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Percy George Brown''', C.B.E, R.N. (9 December, 1874 – 24 May, 1954) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Born in Edinburgh, the son of Commander Brown.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{ | Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 October, 1896.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
Brown was promoted to the rank of {{ | Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1908.{{NLMar13|p. 11}}<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref> | ||
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Brown was | ==Great War== | ||
On 25 August, 1914, Brown was superseded in the {{UK-Hussar|f=t}} and returned to England. On 4 October, he was appointed to Portsmouth to superintend the fitting out of mine sweeping vessels. He married Mary Hatchins on 12 December, 1914 and remained in his Portsmouth duty until 18 April, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Patuca|f=tp}}. After four months and a collision with a Swedish steamer on 1 July for which Brown was held to blame, he was appointed to the {{UK-Ariadne|f=t}}, where he would remain until 5 May, 1916 when he would start a year in command of drifters based in the Nore.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref> | |||
On 19 July, 1917, Brown was appointed to take command of [[H.M.S. Oropesa (1895)|H.M.S. ''Champagne'']] (formerly ''Oropesa'') as Acting {{CaptRN}}. She would be lost to submarine attack along with over fifty lives under his command on 9 October, 1917. The Court Martial conducted thereafter noted that Brown had remained in the ship until she sank from under his feet, thereby eliciting Their Lordships' approval. Percy Brown was awarded the C.B.E. in recognition of this action, gazetted 11 June, 1919 and invested on 31 July, 1919.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref> | |||
==Post-War== | |||
Brown was placed on the Retired List on 20 December, 1919 with the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) from 17 December, 1919. He was informed that his naval services were not needed in 1939 and that he was free to engage in other defence activities. Brown died in 1954 of a coronary thrombosis related to a prostatectomy.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/435.|D7602753}} f. 486.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Percy+George+Brown Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Percy+George+Brown Service Records] | ||
{{WP| | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_George_Brown}} | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3670215 Findings of Court Martial on sinking of H.M.S. ''Champagne'' at TNA] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 6 April 2022
Captain (retired) Percy George Brown, C.B.E, R.N. (9 December, 1874 – 24 May, 1954) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Edinburgh, the son of Commander Brown.[1]
Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1896.[2]
Brown was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1908.[3][4]
Great War
On 25 August, 1914, Brown was superseded in the torpedo gunboat Hussar and returned to England. On 4 October, he was appointed to Portsmouth to superintend the fitting out of mine sweeping vessels. He married Mary Hatchins on 12 December, 1914 and remained in his Portsmouth duty until 18 April, 1915 when he was appointed in command of the armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Patuca. After four months and a collision with a Swedish steamer on 1 July for which Brown was held to blame, he was appointed to the first class protected cruiser Ariadne, where he would remain until 5 May, 1916 when he would start a year in command of drifters based in the Nore.[5]
On 19 July, 1917, Brown was appointed to take command of H.M.S. Champagne (formerly Oropesa) as Acting Captain. She would be lost to submarine attack along with over fifty lives under his command on 9 October, 1917. The Court Martial conducted thereafter noted that Brown had remained in the ship until she sank from under his feet, thereby eliciting Their Lordships' approval. Percy Brown was awarded the C.B.E. in recognition of this action, gazetted 11 June, 1919 and invested on 31 July, 1919.[6]
Post-War
Brown was placed on the Retired List on 20 December, 1919 with the rank of Captain (retired) from 17 December, 1919. He was informed that his naval services were not needed in 1939 and that he was free to engage in other defence activities. Brown died in 1954 of a coronary thrombosis related to a prostatectomy.[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1900). p. 268.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/141/261
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, December 24, 1904, Issue 37586, p.4.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 351.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 284.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (December, 1905). p. 284.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 7 June, 1910. Issue 39292, col B, p. 6.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/125/5
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 323.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1912). p. 289.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 334.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 327. 25 June indicated here.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 12, 1915; pg. 6; Issue 40826.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401w.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 392d.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 486.