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'''Brereton Ross Hooper''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{CommRN}} (retired) '''Brereton Ross Hooper''' (11 October, 1897 – 10 January, 1943) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
The son of H. R. Hooper, Esq., an engineering inspector served in {{UK-Doris}}, {{UK-Valiant}} and {{UK-Inflexible}} during the war before taking a course in submarines on 9 July 1917. | |||
Hooper was promoted to the rank of {{ | Hooper was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 June, 1918. It had been adjusted from September 1918. | ||
Hooper was | Hooper was appointed in command of the {{UK-L25|f=t}} on 1 June, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 799}} | ||
Hooper | In 1932, the Commander-in-Chief, China requested that Hooper be relieved in command of {{UK-Olympus}} in light of his failure to pay his own mess bills and for incurring other debts. Captain Marrack wrote of Hooper, "ability markedly above average, but he is not recommended for advancement in view of instability of his character." | ||
Hooper retired at his own request on 24 September, 1933, Hooper was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} (retired) on 15 June, 1926. | |||
Hooper was | |||
== | ==World War II== | ||
{{ | Hooper was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 December, 1942. | ||
He died during the war, but I am not sure whether his death was related to naval matters or disease. | |||
== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Brereton+Ross+Hooper Service Records] | |||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brereton_Ross_Hooper}} | |||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>''' | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Aubrey Cecil Newbold|Aubrey C. Newbold]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 25 (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 25'']]'''<br>1 Jun, 1920{{NLJan21|p. 799}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edward Murray Conrad Barraclough|Edward M. C. Barraclough]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Walter Seymour Carson|The Hon. Walter S. Carson]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. H 29 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''H 29'']]'''<br>11 Mar, 1923 – 5 Nov, 1924|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Wilfred Edmund Warner|Wilfred E. Warner]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Leslie Berridge|William L. Berridge]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. L 15 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''L 15'']]'''<br>''c''. Jan, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 250}} – 1929|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Cunningham Paton Menzies|George C. P. Menzies]]'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Ian Agnew Patterson Macintyre|Ian A. P. Macintyre]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. M 3 (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''M 3'']]'''<br>6 Jan, 1930 – 11 Sep, 1930|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | |||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Olympus (1928)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Olympus'']]'''<br>11 Sep, 1930{{NLJul31|p. 256}} – 1 Sep, 1932<ref>Mitford Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/122/47.|}} f. 47.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Bertram Mitford|John B. Mitford]]'''}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 7 April 2022
Commander (retired) Brereton Ross Hooper (11 October, 1897 – 10 January, 1943) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of H. R. Hooper, Esq., an engineering inspector served in Doris, Valiant and Inflexible during the war before taking a course in submarines on 9 July 1917.
Hooper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 June, 1918. It had been adjusted from September 1918.
Hooper was appointed in command of the submarine L 25 on 1 June, 1920.[1]
In 1932, the Commander-in-Chief, China requested that Hooper be relieved in command of Olympus in light of his failure to pay his own mess bills and for incurring other debts. Captain Marrack wrote of Hooper, "ability markedly above average, but he is not recommended for advancement in view of instability of his character."
Hooper retired at his own request on 24 September, 1933, Hooper was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander (retired) on 15 June, 1926.
World War II
Hooper was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 December, 1942.
He died during the war, but I am not sure whether his death was related to naval matters or disease.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Aubrey C. Newbold |
Captain of H.M.S. L 25 1 Jun, 1920[2] |
Succeeded by Edward M. C. Barraclough |
| Preceded by The Hon. Walter S. Carson |
Captain of H.M.S. H 29 11 Mar, 1923 – 5 Nov, 1924 |
Succeeded by Wilfred E. Warner |
| Preceded by William L. Berridge |
Captain of H.M.S. L 15 c. Jan, 1927[3] – 1929 |
Succeeded by George C. P. Menzies |
| Preceded by Ian A. P. Macintyre |
Captain of H.M.S. M 3 6 Jan, 1930 – 11 Sep, 1930 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Olympus 11 Sep, 1930[4] – 1 Sep, 1932[5] |
Succeeded by John B. Mitford |
Footnotes
