Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke

Vice-Admiral (retired) Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke, D.S.C., C.B.E. (15 December, 1892 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Captain William Henry Rushbrooke, Edmund gained no time on passing out of the Training Establishment in January, 1911.

On 20 June 1914, he was appointed to the destroyer Lennox. Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1916 and remained with the ship until March, 1917. He then spent seven months in Sharpshooter and in October 1917 moved to Ulleswater. He survived her sinking on 15 August 1918. On 24 September, he received his first command appointment, in the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 4.

Post-War

Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1924.

Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1928.

Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1936.

Appointed in command of the netlayer Guardian, vice Wadham on 26 July, 1939.

World War II

On 16 August, 1940, Rushbrooke left Guardian to take up a command appointment in the aircraft carrier Argus.

Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 July, 1945 and placed on the Retired List on 2 February, 1947.

Rushbrooke was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 22 October, 1948.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Desmond N. C. Tufnell	Captain of H.M. T.B. 4 24 Sep, 1918 – 22 Jan, 1919	Succeeded by James C. Collie
Preceded by Edward O. Tudor	Captain of H.M.S. Vanoc 2 Nov, 1925 – 27 Oct, 1926	Succeeded by Francis A. Trepess
Preceded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney	Captain of H.M.S. Venomous 11 Dec, 1926	Succeeded by Cecil A. N. Chatwin
Preceded by Cecil A. N. Chatwin	Captain of H.M.S. Vimiera 5 Jan, 1929 – 20 Apr, 1929	Succeeded by Donald H. M. Leggatt
Preceded by Colin S. Thomson	Captain of H.M.S. Whitley 20 Apr, 1929 – c. May, 1929	Succeeded by Bernard S. Davies
Preceded by Alan MacG. Sheffield	Captain of H.M.S. Vesper c. May, 1929 – Jun, 1929	Succeeded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke
Preceded by Walter N. T. Beckett	Captain of H.M.S. Versatile 25 Jun, 1929 – Nov, 1930	Succeeded by John F. B. Carslake
Preceded by Arthur D. B. James	Captain of H.M.S. Warwick 8 Nov, 1930 – 13 Jan, 1931	Succeeded by Douglas A. Budgen
Preceded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke	Captain of H.M.S. Vesper Nov, 1930 – 21 Nov, 1930	Succeeded by Alfred J. L. Phillips
Preceded by Henry C. Bovell	Captain of H.M.S. Argus 16 Aug, 1940 – 12 Apr, 1941	Succeeded by Tom O. Bulteel
Preceded by Arthur R. M. Bridge	Captain of H.M.S. Eagle 26 May, 1941 – 25 May, 1942	Succeeded by Lachlan D. Mackintosh
Preceded by John H. Godfrey	Director of Naval Intelligence Nov, 1942 – Jul, 1946	Succeeded by William E. Parry