Cyril Aubrey Hamilton Brooking: Difference between revisions

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Captain (retired) Cyril Aubrey Hamilton Brooking, C.B.E. (17 April, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1915.

Brooking was in H.M.S. Malaya at the Battle of Jutland, acting as the main battery spotting officer aloft.

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1922.

He grounded Ross at some point.

Brooking was granted the acting rank of Captain on 8 September, 1939.

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 17 April, 1943.

Reverted to Retired List on 21 June, 1947.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Douglas C. Lang	Fleet Signal Officer, Atlantic Fleet 21 Aug, 1927^[1]	Succeeded by Leslie S. Saunders
Preceded by John H. Macnair	Captain of H.M.S. Ross 29 Dec, 1931^[2] – 29 Dec, 1933	Succeeded by Frank H. P. Maurice
Preceded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney	Captain of H.M.S. Constance 16 Feb, 1935 – Sep, 1935	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Henry E. Horan	Captain of H.M.S. Coventry Sep, 1935^[3] – Oct, 1935^[Inference]	Succeeded by James W. Rivett-Carnac

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-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Hamilton Macnair|John H. Macnair]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ross (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ross'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 268}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Heathcote Powys Maurice|Frank H. P. Maurice]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Hamilton Macnair|John H. Macnair]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Ross (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Ross'']]'''<br>29 Dec, 1931{{NLJan33|p. 268}} &ndash; 29 Dec, 1933|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Frank Heathcote Powys Maurice|Frank H. P. Maurice]]'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lawrence Frederick Nelson Ommanney|Lawrence F. N. Ommanney]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Constance (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Constance'']]'''<br>16 Feb, 1935 &ndash; Sep, 1935|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Edward Horan|Henry E. Horan]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Coventry (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Coventry'']]'''<br>Sep, 1935{{NLOct35|p. 226}} &ndash; Oct, 1935{{INF}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[James William Rivett-Carnac|James W. Rivett-Carnac]]'''}}
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