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On 16 January, 1912, Broadley was appointed as {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB9|f=t}}. | On 16 January, 1912, Broadley was appointed as {{LieutRN}} & Commander of the {{UK-TB9|f=t}}.{{NLMar13|p. 400}} | ||
Broadley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Brazen|f=t}} on 19 May, 1914. | Broadley was appointed in command of the {{UK-Brazen|f=t}} on 19 May, 1914.{{NLJan15|p. 285}} | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vanessa|f=t}} on 28 September, 1918.{{ | Broadley was captain the {{UK-Mameluke|f=t}} on 29 September, 1917 when she and {{UK-Tirade}} escorted a merchantman. ''Tirade'' departed from the escort to go dispatch the hapless {{DE-UC55}} which was in distress nearby.<ref>Williams, M. W. ''HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55'' in ''Warship 1997-1998'', p. 153. His name appears to be misspelled within there, but the rank given makes it seem clear.</ref> | ||
He was appointed in command of the {{UK-Vanessa|f=t}} on 28 September, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 923''a''}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 5 June 2014
Edward Osborne Broadley ( – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
On 16 January, 1912, Broadley was appointed as Lieutenant & Commander of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 9.[1]
Broadley was appointed in command of the destroyer Brazen on 19 May, 1914.[2]
Broadley was captain the destroyer Mameluke on 29 September, 1917 when she and Tirade escorted a merchantman. Tirade departed from the escort to go dispatch the hapless UC 55 which was in distress nearby.[3]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Vanessa on 28 September, 1918.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Arthur K. Gregory |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 9 16 Jan, 1912[5] – ? |
Succeeded by Maurice C. Bomford |
| Preceded by Henry I. M. L. Scott |
Captain of H.M.S. Brazen 19 May, 1914[6] – ? |
Succeeded by Robert B. Thomson |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Vanessa 28 Sep, 1918[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Henry M. Coombs |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Williams, M. W. HMS Tirade and the Sinking of UC-55 in Warship 1997-1998, p. 153. His name appears to be misspelled within there, but the rank given makes it seem clear.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1920). p. 879b.
