Douglas Adams Budgen

Rear-Admiral Douglas Adams Budgen, C.B., Royal Navy (16 November, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1911.

Great War

Budgen served as torpedo officer in Cornwallis from 8 September, 1914 until 9 January, 1917. On 10 February, 1917 he was sent to Vernon for torpedo duties. He stayed there until being appointed to Royal Oak for torpedo duties on 19 September, 1918.

Post-War

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1919. On 28 November, 1919 he left Royal Oak to attend Mining School at Vernon. On 25 September, 1920, he was appointed in command of the Skylark, evidently a constituent of H.M.S. Vernon. He was superseded in her on 2 January, 1922

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923, eleven days after wedding Audrey Nöel Kendersley at St. George's in Hanover Square.

In 1927-28, Budgen served as executive officer in Hood.

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.

Budgen was appointed in command of the light cruiser Capetown in July, 1934.

World War II

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the next day.

He was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge, Simonstown on 17 November, 1939, serving with the rank of Commodore, First Class. This appointment was renewed several times, reaching into 1941 as his health apparently faltered. One evaluation from Admiral Willis said that Budgen never got out of Simonstown to visit outlying ports before a direct order moved him to venture forth.

He was surveyed at the Royal Naval Hospital, Cape of Good Hope and found to have angio-neurotic oedema on 5 May, 1942 and declared fit for shore service in a temperate climate. A series of hospital stays peppered his time well into 1943.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John G. Crace	Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla 5 Jan, 1931 – 7 Jan, 1931	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke	Captain of H.M.S. Warwick 7 Jan, 1931	Succeeded by John Drinkwater
Preceded by Arthur D. B. James	Captain of H.M.S. Vivien 27 Apr, 1931 – 10 Aug, 1931	Succeeded by Eldred S. Brooksmith
Preceded by John G. Crace	Captain A/S 25 Apr, 1932 – 11 Apr, 1934	Succeeded by Harold E. Morse
Preceded by John D. A. Musters	Captain of H.M.S. Capetown 17 Jul, 1934 – 8 Jun, 1936	Succeeded by Cuthbert Coppinger
Preceded by Leonard F. Potter	Captain of H.M.S. Defiance 9 Jul, 1936 – 4 Jan, 1938	Succeeded by Roderick B. T. Miles
Preceded by Colin Cantlie	Director of the Tactical Division 10 Jan, 1938 – 23 May, 1939	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Gilbert O. Stephenson as Director of the Anti-Submarine Division	Director of Anti-Submarine Warfare Division 2 Oct, 1939 – 15 Nov, 1939	Succeeded by Arthur G. Talbot
Preceded by Charles G. Stuart as Captain in Charge, Simonstown	Senior Naval Officer, Simonstown 17 Dec, 1939 – 15 Apr, 1942	Succeeded by Benjamin W. Barrow