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{{LCommRN}} '''Theodore Stuart Brodie''' ( – 17 April, 1915) was | {{LCommRN}} '''Theodore Stuart Brodie''' (19 January, 1884 – 17 April, 1915) was a submarine officer in the [[Royal Navy]] who was killed at the Dardanelles in 1915. He could play the violin. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Theodore Brodie was the son of the iron founder George Gordon Brodie of Birmingham. Brodie gained eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. He served in {{UK-Mars}} in the Channel and then {{UK-RoyalArthur}} on the Australian Station. In 1904 and through 1905, he served in a variety of destroyers, including {{UK-Blackwater}}, {{UK-Gipsy}}, {{UK-Blackwater}}, {{UK-Sylvia}}, {{UK-Ostrich}} and {{UK-Kennet}}, being promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 19 January, 1905.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/3.|D7604103}} f. ?.</ref> | |||
Brodie | From 15 August, 1905 Brodie commenced a series of appointments to battleships, including {{UK-Magnificent}}, {{UK-Barfleur}}, {{UK-PrinceGeorge}} and {{UK-Hindustan}}. | ||
Brodie was | Brodie left {{UK-Hindustan}} when he was appointed to {{UK-Mercury}} for instruction in submarines on 13 January, 1908. Later that year, he started serving in submarines she was tending to. On 15 January, 1910, he was appointed in command of {{UK-C36}}. On 15 December, 1910 Brodie was appointed in command of {{UK-C33}}. Brodie was appointed to the {{UK-D8|f=t}} on 8 November, 1911, to assume command upon her commissioning. | ||
Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{ | Brodie was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 19 January, 1913.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/3.|D7604103}} f. ?.</ref> | ||
Brodie was appointed | Brodie was appointed to the {{UK-E15|f=t}} on 2 September, 1914, to assume command upon her commissioning. He would prove to be her only-ever commander, as he died in the Sea of Marmora aboard ''E 15'' on 17 April, 1915 with five of his crew. His death was finally confirmed by the U.S. Ambassador at Constantinople on 12 May, 1915.<ref>Brodie Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/3.|D7604103}} f. ?.</ref>{{KindellROH2|p. 82}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Theodore+Stuart+Brodie Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Theodore+Stuart+Brodie Service Records] | ||
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Revision as of 13:33, 2 June 2017
Lieutenant-Commander Theodore Stuart Brodie (19 January, 1884 – 17 April, 1915) was a submarine officer in the Royal Navy who was killed at the Dardanelles in 1915. He could play the violin.
Life & Career
Theodore Brodie was the son of the iron founder George Gordon Brodie of Birmingham. Brodie gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia. He served in Mars in the Channel and then Royal Arthur on the Australian Station. In 1904 and through 1905, he served in a variety of destroyers, including Blackwater, Gipsy, Blackwater, Sylvia, Ostrich and Kennet, being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 19 January, 1905.[1]
From 15 August, 1905 Brodie commenced a series of appointments to battleships, including Magnificent, Barfleur, Prince George and Hindustan.
Brodie left Hindustan when he was appointed to Mercury for instruction in submarines on 13 January, 1908. Later that year, he started serving in submarines she was tending to. On 15 January, 1910, he was appointed in command of C 36. On 15 December, 1910 Brodie was appointed in command of C 33. Brodie was appointed to the submarine D 8 on 8 November, 1911, to assume command upon her commissioning.
Brodie was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 19 January, 1913.[2]
Brodie was appointed to the submarine E 15 on 2 September, 1914, to assume command upon her commissioning. He would prove to be her only-ever commander, as he died in the Sea of Marmora aboard E 15 on 17 April, 1915 with five of his crew. His death was finally confirmed by the U.S. Ambassador at Constantinople on 12 May, 1915.[3][4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 36 15 Jan, 1910[5] |
Succeeded by Godfrey Herbert |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. C 33 15 Jan, 1910[6] |
Succeeded by Gerald E. B. Carter |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. D 8 15 Oct, 1912[7] |
Succeeded by William J. Foster |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. E 15 15 Oct, 1914[8] – 17 Apr, 1915[9] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
Footnotes
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/3. f. ?.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/3. f. ?.
- ↑ Brodie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/3. f. ?.
- ↑ Kindell. Royal Navy Roll of Honour Part 2. p. 82.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 344.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 353. The date printed in the Navy Lists are all 1912, but I assume this must be 1914.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 35.
