Brian Cameron Gourley
Commander (retired) Brian Cameron Gourley (21 October, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Gourley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 December, 1908.[1]
Great War
Gourley was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 7 on 3 August, 1914.
Gourley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 December, 1916.[2]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Seabear on 14 August, 1918.
Interbellum
On 9 September, 1919, Gourley was appointed in command of the destroyer Verity.[3]
Gourley was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Commander on 15 October, 1929.[4]
World War II
Mobilised in September, 1938, Gourley was made Naval Officer in Charge, Sunderland on 29 August, 1939. In late 1942 he was appointed to the shore establishment H.M.S. Trelawney, likely in support of minelaying operations. On 3 November, 1943, he was placed in command of the base, vice Hamilton, being given the acting rank of Captain while holding the appointment.
Gourley reverted to the Retired List in September, 1945.[5]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Terence A. F. Longford |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 7 3 Aug, 1914[6] |
Succeeded by Edward Eastwick-Field |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. P20 15 Jul, 1916[7] |
Succeeded by Norman B. F. Peploe |
| Preceded by Charles A. Poignand |
Captain of H.M.S. Menace 20 Sep, 1917[8] |
Succeeded by Ivo W. L. Frewen |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Seabear 14 Aug, 1918[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Reginald St. P. Parry |
Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind 20 Feb, 1919[10] |
Succeeded by William A. C. Salmond |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Verity 9 Sep, 1919[11] |
Succeeded by Montague R. Bernard |
Footnotes
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 881.
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ Gourley Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/51/33. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 401.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 396ii.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395p.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 905.
- ↑ The Navy List. (August, 1919). p. 943.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1920). p. 881.
