Charles Frederick Brown

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Commander R.N.R. (retired) Charles Frederick Brown, R.D. (17 February, 1878 – ) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 28 February, 1911.

Brown was appointed Acting Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R. in Command of the destroyer Vixen on 10 December, 1917.[1] In 1918, Vixen collided with a light vessel and Brown was cautioned to be more careful. She also recevied an unsatisfactory report following a mid-year inspection by Captain Hubert Seeds Monroe.

Brown was demobilised on 5 January, 1919 and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 28 February, 1919.

Brown was placed on the Retired List on account of non-sea service at the rank of Commander R.N.R. on 6 January, 1922.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Alphonse M. Tulloch
Captain of H.M. T.B. 115
29 Jul, 1916[2][3] – 26 Aug, 1917[4]
Succeeded by
Robert Fry
Preceded by
Arthur H. Hignett
Captain of H.M.S. Bat
26 Aug, 1917[5] – 12 Nov, 1917[6]
Succeeded by
Geoffrey H. Barnish
Preceded by
Herbert B. Donovan
Captain of H.M.S. Vixen
10 Dec, 1917[7] – 5 Jan, 1919[8]
Succeeded by
Leonard E. Fordham

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 940.
  2. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/161. f. 161.
  3. The Navy List. (August, 1917). p. 399u.
  4. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/161. f. 161.
  5. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/161. f. 161.
  6. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/161. f. 161.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 940.
  8. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/161. f. 161.