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*The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894554&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/42.] | *The National Archives. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7894554&queryType=1&resultcount=1 ADM 196/42.] | ||
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| + | | colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#CEDFF2" | '''Naval Offices''' | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Godfrey Otway Tupper|Sir Reginald G. O. Tupper]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding,<br>Second Cruiser Squadron]]'''<br>1918 – 1919 | ||
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| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Preceded by<br>'''[[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]]''' | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| '''[[Director of Naval Equipment (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Equipment]]'''<br>1920 – 1922 | ||
| + | | width="220" style="border-bottom:1px solid grey;" align="center"| Succeeded by<br>'''[[Douglas Lionel Dent|Douglas L. Dent]]''' | ||
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[[Category:1866 births|Bruen]] | [[Category:1866 births|Bruen]] | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 3 December 2010
Admiral Edward Francis Bruen, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (7 November, 1866 – 22 November, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.
Early Life & Career
Bruen was a dreadnought captain during the First World War, commanding the Bellerophon at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After the battle he was appointed to command the new battleship Resolution.
Bruen was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 28 September, 1917, vice Thorp.[1]
On 1 May, 1920, Bruen was appointed Director of Naval Equipment in succession to Rear-Admiral Edward M. Phillpotts.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30332. p. 10505. 12 October, 1917.
- ↑ "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 16 April, 1920. Issue 42386, col D, pg. 19.
Bibliography
- "Admiral E. F. Bruen" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 25 November, 1952. Issue 52478, col E, pg. 10.
Service Record
- The National Archives. ADM 196/42.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Reginald G. O. Tupper |
Rear-Admiral Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron 1918 – 1919 |
Succeeded by Command Abolished |
| Preceded by Edward M. Phillpotts |
Director of Naval Equipment 1920 – 1922 |
Succeeded by Douglas L. Dent |
Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1952 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1880
- Royal Navy Gunnery Officers
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Bellerophon (1907)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Resolution (1915)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Second Cruiser Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Rear-Admirals Commanding, Portsmouth Reserve (Royal Navy)
- Directors of Naval Equipment (Royal Navy)
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
