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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Bruton was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 22 June, 1897.<ref>Bruton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7602891}} f. 116.</ref>
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On 19 November, 1902, he was appointed to {UK-Hogue}} for gunnery duties.  In early 1904, he was transferred to {{UK-Suffolk}}.<ref>Bruton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7602891}} f. 116.</ref>
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On 30 June, 1908, Bruton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28151/supplements/4644 (Supplement) no. 28151.  p. 4644.]  26 June, 1908.</ref>
 
On 30 June, 1908, Bruton was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}}.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28151/supplements/4644 (Supplement) no. 28151.  p. 4644.]  26 June, 1908.</ref>
  
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Bruton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214.  p. 6438.]  2 July, 1915.</ref>
 
Bruton was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1915.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29214/pages/6438 no. 29214.  p. 6438.]  2 July, 1915.</ref>
  
On 15 December, 1919, Bruton succeeded Captain [[Stephen Herbert Radcliffe|Stephen H. Radcliffe]] in command of [[H.M.S. Superb (1907)|H.M.S. ''Superb'']] and Group IV of the Nore Reserve.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 December, 1919.  Issue '''42283''', col B, p. 21.</ref>
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On 15 December, 1919, Bruton succeeded Captain [[Stephen Herbert Radcliffe|Stephen H. Radcliffe]] in command of {{UK-Superb|f=p}} and Group IV of the Nore Reserve.<ref>"Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 15 December, 1919.  Issue '''42283''', col B, p. 21.</ref>
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Bruton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 July, 1922 and was advanced to {{RearRN}} on 8 July, 1926.<ref>Bruton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7602891}} f. 116.</ref>
  
Bruton died at his niece's home on 1 March, 1952 at Crossways, South Chard, Somerset.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 March, 1952.  Issue '''52250''', col A, p. 1.</ref>
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Bruton died at his niece's home on 1 March, 1952 at Crossways, South Chard, Somerset<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 3 March, 1952.  Issue '''52250''', col A, p. 1.</ref> from heart failure on the right side and respiratory complications.<ref>Bruton Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|D7602891}} f. 116.</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 18:57, 10 April 2015

Rear-Admiral Charles William Bruton, C.M.G., Royal Navy, Retired (4 May, 1875 – 1 March, 1952) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the First World War.

Life & Career

Bruton was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 22 June, 1897.[1]

On 19 November, 1902, he was appointed to {UK-Hogue}} for gunnery duties. In early 1904, he was transferred to Suffolk.[2]

On 30 June, 1908, Bruton was promoted to the rank of Commander.[3]

He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Edgar on 4 February, 1913.[4]

Bruton was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1915.[5]

On 15 December, 1919, Bruton succeeded Captain Stephen H. Radcliffe in command of H.M.S. Superb and Group IV of the Nore Reserve.[6]

Bruton was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 7 July, 1922 and was advanced to Rear-Admiral on 8 July, 1926.[7]

Bruton died at his niece's home on 1 March, 1952 at Crossways, South Chard, Somerset[8] from heart failure on the right side and respiratory complications.[9]

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Charles B. Miller
Captain of H.M.S. Edgar
4 Feb, 1913[10]
Succeeded by
Charles F. Thorp
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose
23 Nov, 1914[11]
Succeeded by
Cecil P. Talbot
Preceded by
?
Captain of H.M.S. Terror
6 Jul, 1916[12]
Succeeded by
Arthur D. Barrow
Preceded by
Francis G. G. Chilton
Captain of H.M.S. Superb
15 Dec, 1919
Succeeded by
?

 

Footnotes

  1. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  2. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28151. p. 4644. 26 June, 1908.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p.307.
  5. The London Gazette: no. 29214. p. 6438. 2 July, 1915.
  6. "Naval Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 15 December, 1919. Issue 42283, col B, p. 21.
  7. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  8. "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Monday, 3 March, 1952. Issue 52250, col A, p. 1.
  9. Bruton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 116.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1914). p.307.
  11. The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 401c.
  12. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 916.

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