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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 June, 1869.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23504/pages/3184 no. 23504.  p. 3184.]  4 June, 1869.</ref>
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Bromley was the son of Sir Richard Madox Bromley, K.C.B., an accountant-general of the Navy.<ref>"Death of Vice-Admiral Bromley." ''Hampshire Telegraph'' (Saturday, 30 October 1909), p. 8.</ref>
  
Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1882.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25123/pages/3031 no. 25123.  p. 3031.]  30 June, 1882.</ref>
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He entered the Navy in 1860, and served as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Abyssinian campaign in 1868.
  
Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25837/pages/3826 no. 25837.  p. 3826.]  13 July, 1888.</ref>
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Promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 1 June, 1869{{Gaz|23504|3184|4 June, 1869}}, he was Lieutenant in the ''Challenger'' during her cruise around the world in 1872-1876.  
  
He was appointed command of [[H.M.S. Hood (1891)|''Hood'']] on 29 September, 1897.{{CN}}
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Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1882.{{Gaz|25123|3031|30 June, 1882}}
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Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.{{Gaz|25837|3826|13 July, 1888}}
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He was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Hood|f=t}} on 29 September, 1897.{{CN}}
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 November, 1901, vice [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27373/pages/7223 no. 27373.  p. 7223.]  8 November, 1901.</ref>  
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Bromley was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 November, 1901, vice [[Gerard Henry Uctred Noel|Noel]].{{Gaz|27373|7223|8 November, 1901}}  
  
He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 8 March, 1906, vice [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Parr]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27894/pages/1794 no. 27894.  p. 1794.]  13 March, 1906.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} dated 8 March, 1906, vice [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Parr]].{{Gaz|27894|1794|13 March, 1906}}
 
 
==Footnotes==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Vice-Admiral A. C. B. Bromley" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 October, 1909.  Issue '''39101''', col D, pg. 13.
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*"Vice-Admiral A. C. B. Bromley" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 27 October, 1909.  Issue '''39101''', col D, p. 13.
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8556553&queryType=1&resultcount=7 ADM 196/86.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894253&queryType=1&resultcount=4 ADM 196/38.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7903332&queryType=1&resultcount=4 ADM 196/15.]
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Latest revision as of 04:19, 18 May 2023

Vice-Admiral Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley, Royal Navy (16 September, 1847 – 25 October, 1909) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Bromley was the son of Sir Richard Madox Bromley, K.C.B., an accountant-general of the Navy.[1]

He entered the Navy in 1860, and served as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Abyssinian campaign in 1868.

Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 1 June, 1869[2], he was Lieutenant in the Challenger during her cruise around the world in 1872-1876.

Bromley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1882.[3]

Bromley was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1888.[4]

He was appointed in command of the battleship Hood on 29 September, 1897.[Citation needed]

Flag Rank

Bromley was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 November, 1901, vice Noel.[5]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral dated 8 March, 1906, vice Parr.[6]

Bibliography

  • "Vice-Admiral A. C. B. Bromley" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 27 October, 1909. Issue 39101, col D, p. 13.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
William Collins
Captain of H.M.S. Swift
21 Jun, 1884[7]
Succeeded by
Richard Bingham
Preceded by
John R. E. Pattisson
Captain of H.M.S. Euphrates
25 Aug, 1891[8]
Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edmund S. Poë
Captain of H.M.S. Brilliant
18 Jul, 1894[9]
Succeeded by
Francis G. Kirby
Preceded by
William Des V. Hamilton
Captain of H.M.S. Blake
2 May, 1895[10] – Jul, 1897
Succeeded by
Charles R. Arbuthnot
Preceded by
Charles C. Drury
Captain of H.M.S. Hood
29 Sep, 1897[11]
Succeeded by
Alvin C. Corry
Preceded by
Pelham Aldrich
Captain of Training Ship H.M.S. Impregnable
23 Jan, 1899[12]
Succeeded by
George E. Patey
Preceded by
Pelham Aldrich
Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships
23 Jan, 1899[13]
Succeeded by
Edward H. Gamble
Preceded by
James L. Hammet
Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
16 Jan, 1905 – Feb, 1907[14]
Succeeded by
Frederic W. Fisher

Footnotes

  1. "Death of Vice-Admiral Bromley." Hampshire Telegraph (Saturday, 30 October 1909), p. 8.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 23504. p. 3184. 4 June, 1869.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 25123. p. 3031. 30 June, 1882.
  4. The London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 27373. p. 7223. 8 November, 1901.
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27894. p. 1794. 13 March, 1906.
  7. The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 239.
  8. The Navy List. (April, 1894). p. 269.
  9. "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 12, 1894, Issue 34314, p.10.
  10. The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 204.
  11. The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 258.
  12. The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 269.
  13. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 January, 1899. Issue 35734, col A, p. 7.
  14. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.