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| − | '''Arthur Tillotson Brown''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal | + | {{CaptRNR}} (retired) '''Arthur Tillotson Brown''', R.D., R.N.R. (10 April, 1878 – June 1942) served in the [[Royal Naval Reserve]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Brown was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRNR}} on 12 August, 1910.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/128.|}} f. 128.</ref> | |
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| − | + | Brown served in {{UK-Talbot}} from 19 January 1915 to 1 January, 1917. He was noted as being cool under fire, and "commanded his guns in action in an efficient and praiseworthy manner", likely when she was off Gallipoli.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/128.|}} f. 128.</ref> | |
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| − | Brown was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | He was cautioned by the C-in-C, Nore on 6 October 1917 in connection with the grounding of {{UK-Seal}}.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/128.|}} f. 128.</ref> |
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| − | - | + | He commanded the paddle steamer [[H.M.S. Prince Edward (1915)|''Prince Edward'']] from 23 January 1918 until he was demobilised on 17 May 1919, being promoted to the rank of {{LCommRNR}} on 12 August, 1918.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/128.|}} f. 128.</ref> |
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| + | Brown was promoted to the rank of {{CommRNR}} on 30 June, 1922.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/128.|}} f. 128.</ref> | ||
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| + | Brown was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of {{CaptRNR}} on 10 April, 1928.<ref>Brown Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 240/54/128.|}} f. 128.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==World War II== | ||
| + | Brown died at sea while in command of the newly-delivered [[H.M.S. Mauretania (1938)|''Mauretania'']]. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 25 January 2022
Captain R.N.R. (retired) Arthur Tillotson Brown, R.D., R.N.R. (10 April, 1878 – June 1942) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Life & Career
Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 12 August, 1910.[1]
Brown served in Talbot from 19 January 1915 to 1 January, 1917. He was noted as being cool under fire, and "commanded his guns in action in an efficient and praiseworthy manner", likely when she was off Gallipoli.[2]
He was cautioned by the C-in-C, Nore on 6 October 1917 in connection with the grounding of Seal.[3]
He commanded the paddle steamer Prince Edward from 23 January 1918 until he was demobilised on 17 May 1919, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 12 August, 1918.[4]
Brown was promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 30 June, 1922.[5]
Brown was placed on the Retired List on account of age at the rank of Captain R.N.R. on 10 April, 1928.[6]
World War II
Brown died at sea while in command of the newly-delivered Mauretania.
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Ernest J. Rodgers |
Captain of H.M.S. Seal 7 May, 1917[7][8] – 12 Oct, 1917[9] |
Succeeded by Hugh N. McGill |
Footnotes
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 397w.
- ↑ Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/128. f. 128.
