Charles Austin Browne
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Captain Charles Austin Browne, R.N. (31 August, 1889 – 30 June, 1937) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born the son of a Reverend C. C. Browne in Guildford, Charles Browne entered the Royal Navy ranked 52nd in order of merit of sixty cadets accepted in the May 1904 intake term at H.M.S. Britannia.[1]
Browne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1910.[2]
Browne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1918.[3]
Browne was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1924.[4]
Browne was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1934. He died in mid-1937 while working up the new light cruiser Glasgow. The cause of death is not explained in his Service Record.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Assistant King's Harbour Master, Hong Kong 1925 – Sep, 1926 |
Succeeded by Christopher H. Philips |
| Preceded by Maurice F. F. Wilson |
Squadron Navigating Officer, Second Cruiser Squadron 22 Apr, 1927[6][7] – 16 May, 1929[8] |
Succeeded by Gerald Curteis |
| Preceded by Kenneth H. L. MacKenzie |
Master of the Fleet, Mediterranean Fleet 16 Dec, 1930[9][10] – 15 Jun, 1932[11] |
Succeeded by Gerald Curteis |
| Preceded by Charles G. Stuart |
Captain of H.M.S. Curlew 23 Feb, 1932[12] – Jul, 1932[13] |
Succeeded by Bertram C. Watson |
| Preceded by Edward C. Denison |
Captain of H.M.S. Bideford 2 Feb, 1934[14] – 8 Nov, 1934 |
Succeeded by Douglas B. Fisher |
| Preceded by James V. Creagh |
Senior Officer, Persian Gulf 17 May, 1934 – Oct, 1934 |
Succeeded by Douglas B. Fisher |
| Preceded by Charles G. Stuart |
King's Harbour Master, Malta Nov, 1934[15] – Nov, 1936[16] |
Succeeded by Ronald G. Bowes-Lyon |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Glasgow 1 Mar, 1937[17] – 30 Jun, 1937[18] |
Succeeded by Frederic N. Attwood |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Cadetships in the Royal Navy." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Apr 21, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37374.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1928). pp. 228-9.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 261.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/6. f. 6.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1934). p. 217.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
- ↑ Browne Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/52/134. f. 492.
- ↑ Curteis Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/55/6. f. 6.
