Harold Ernest Browne
Captain (retired) Harold Ernest Browne, O.B.E. (4 December, 1874 – 21 July, 1939) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He was a torpedo officer with a talent for wireless telegraphy.
Life & Career
Born the son of Reverend C. G. Browne.
Browne was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 14 April, 1894.
Browne was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1906.[1]
An evaluation from about this time records that Browne was "rather abrupt."
In January 1908, Captain Wake of Dido offered this evaluation: "devoid of tact & judgment in management of offrs and men." Browne was just then being appointed to join the second class protected cruiser Encounter on the Australian Station. In November, 1908 a Court of Enquiry probed a squabble between Browne and Encounter's Captain Herbert Fyler and concluded that Fyler had been injudicious in dealing with his second in command, prompting Fyler to be superseded shortly thereafter.[2] Browne's appointment ended on 17 February, 1909 and he was sent home, expected to arrive 5 April, 1909. On 4 May, he was appointed to the second class protected cruiser Talbot.
Browne was appointed in command of the second class protected cruiser Apollo on 13 October, 1911.[3]
Browne was placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Captain on 3 June, 1922.
World War II
Browne was deemed unfit for service on 16 February, 1939 due to a stroke. He died in July.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Dudley R. S. de Chair |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 83 15 Jun, 1897 |
Succeeded by James L. Forbes |
| Preceded by Robert M. Groves |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 64 Aug, 1900 |
Succeeded by James W. Cottrell |
| Preceded by Marcus R. Hill |
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive 20 Sep, 1910[4] – 4 Oct, 1910[5] |
Succeeded by Harold G. Innes |
| Preceded by Francis W. Kennedy |
Captain of H.M.S. Trafalgar 4 Oct, 1910[6] – 3 May, 1911[7] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Oscar M. Makins |
Captain of H.M.S. Apollo 31 Oct, 1911[8] – 1 Jan, 1914 |
Succeeded by Forster D. Arnold-Forster |
| Preceded by ? |
Senior Naval Officer, Swansea 22 Jul, 1915[9] – Jan, 1916[10] |
Succeeded by William L. Down |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 11.
- ↑ Fyler Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 69.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 442.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/435. f. 442.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, October 4, 1910, Issue 39394, p.6.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/400. f. 442.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 279.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/400. f. 442.
- ↑ Browne Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/400. f. 442.
