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'''Douglas Adams Budgen''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{RearRN}} '''Douglas Adams Budgen''', C.B., Royal Navy (16 November, 1889 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Budgen was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1911.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>
  
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==Great War==
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Budgen served as torpedo officer in {{UK-Cornwallis}} from 8 September, 1914 until 9 January, 1917.  On 10 February, 1917 he was sent to {{UK-Vernon}} for torpedo duties.  He stayed there until being appointed to {{UK-RoyalOak}} for torpedo duties on 19 September, 1918.
  
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==Post-War==
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Budgen was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1919.  On 28 November, 1919 he left ''Royal Oak'' to attend Mining School at {{UK-Vernon}}.  On 25 September, 1920, he was appointed in command of the ''Skylark'', evidently a constituent of H.M.S. ''Vernon''.  He was superseded in her on 2 January, 1922<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref> 
  
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Budgen was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on  
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Budgen was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1923, eleven days after wedding Audrey Nöel Kendersley at St. George's in Hanover Square.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>
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Budgen was appointed in command of the {{UK-Capetown|f=t}} in July, 1934.{{MackieRNW}}
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In 1927-28, Budgen served as executive officer in {{UK-Hood}}.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>
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Budgen was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1930.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>
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Budgen was appointed in command of the {{UK-Capetown|f=t}} in July, 1934.
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==World War II==
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Budgen was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 15 January, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the next day.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>
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He was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge, Simonstown on 17 November, 1939, serving with the rank of {{Com1RN}}.  This appointment was renewed several times, reaching into 1941 as his health apparently faltered.  One evaluation from Admiral [[Algernon Usborne Willis|Willis]] said that Budgen never got out of Simonstown to visit outlying ports before a direct order moved him to venture forth.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/92/97.|D8116218}} f. 97.</ref>
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He was surveyed at the Royal Naval Hospital, Cape of Good Hope and found to have angio-neurotic oedema on 5 May, 1942 and declared fit for shore service in a temperate climate.  A series of hospital stays peppered his time well into 1943.<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Edmund Gerard Noel Rushbrooke|Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Warwick (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Warwick'']]'''<br>7 Jan, 1931<ref>Budgen Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/52/267.|D7605352}} f. 637.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Drinkwater|John Drinkwater]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:20, 6 April 2022

Rear-Admiral Douglas Adams Budgen, C.B., Royal Navy (16 November, 1889 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1911.[1]

Great War

Budgen served as torpedo officer in Cornwallis from 8 September, 1914 until 9 January, 1917. On 10 February, 1917 he was sent to Vernon for torpedo duties. He stayed there until being appointed to Royal Oak for torpedo duties on 19 September, 1918.

Post-War

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1919. On 28 November, 1919 he left Royal Oak to attend Mining School at Vernon. On 25 September, 1920, he was appointed in command of the Skylark, evidently a constituent of H.M.S. Vernon. He was superseded in her on 2 January, 1922[2]

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923, eleven days after wedding Audrey Nöel Kendersley at St. George's in Hanover Square.[3]

In 1927-28, Budgen served as executive officer in Hood.[4]

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.[5]

Budgen was appointed in command of the light cruiser Capetown in July, 1934.

World War II

Budgen was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941 and placed on the Retired List the next day.[6]

He was appointed as Naval Officer in Charge, Simonstown on 17 November, 1939, serving with the rank of Commodore, First Class. This appointment was renewed several times, reaching into 1941 as his health apparently faltered. One evaluation from Admiral Willis said that Budgen never got out of Simonstown to visit outlying ports before a direct order moved him to venture forth.[7]

He was surveyed at the Royal Naval Hospital, Cape of Good Hope and found to have angio-neurotic oedema on 5 May, 1942 and declared fit for shore service in a temperate climate. A series of hospital stays peppered his time well into 1943.[8]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
John G. Crace 		Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla
5 Jan, 1931[9] – 7 Jan, 1931[10] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke 		Captain of H.M.S. Warwick
7 Jan, 1931[11] 		Succeeded by
John Drinkwater
Preceded by
Arthur D. B. James 		Captain of H.M.S. Vivien
27 Apr, 1931[12] – 10 Aug, 1931[13] 		Succeeded by
Eldred S. Brooksmith
Preceded by
John G. Crace 		Captain A/S
25 Apr, 1932[14] – 11 Apr, 1934 		Succeeded by
Harold E. Morse
Preceded by
John D. A. Musters 		Captain of H.M.S. Capetown
17 Jul, 1934[15] – 8 Jun, 1936[16] 		Succeeded by
Cuthbert Coppinger
Preceded by
Leonard F. Potter 		Captain of H.M.S. Defiance
9 Jul, 1936[17][18] – 4 Jan, 1938[19] 		Succeeded by
Roderick B. T. Miles
Preceded by
Colin Cantlie 		Director of the Tactical Division
10 Jan, 1938[20] – 23 May, 1939[21] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Gilbert O. Stephenson
as Director of the Anti-Submarine Division 		Director of Anti-Submarine Warfare Division
2 Oct, 1939 – 15 Nov, 1939 		Succeeded by
Arthur G. Talbot
Preceded by
Charles G. Stuart
as Captain in Charge, Simonstown 		Senior Naval Officer, Simonstown
17 Dec, 1939[22] – 15 Apr, 1942[23] 		Succeeded by
Benjamin W. Barrow

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  2. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  3. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  4. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  5. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  6. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  7. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/97. f. 97.
  8. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  9. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  10. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  11. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1931). p. 285.
  13. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  14. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 257.
  15. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/97. f. 97.
  16. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 229.
  18. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  19. ↑ Superseded that day. Miles Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. 327.
  20. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  21. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/267. f. 637.
  22. ↑ Budgen Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/92/97. f. 97.
  23. ↑ Superseded that day. Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 522.

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