William Harmer Brown

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Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. William Harmer Brown (2 September, 1890 – 17 July, 1934) was an officer in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 1 September, 1916.[1]

Brown was appointed Lieutenant, R.N.R. in Command of the destroyer Albacore on 12 September, 1918.[2]

Brown was demobilised 20 October 1919, one day after relinquishing command of the minesweeper Elgin.[3]

Brown was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 1 September, 1924.[4]

Brown was removed from the Navy List on 23 May, 1929 due to non-Sea Service and non-Report. he died in Auckland, New Zealand in mid 1934.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Leonard W. Brock
Captain of H.M. T.B. 065
15 Jun, 1915[5] – 7 Dec, 1916[6][7]
Succeeded by
Rowland O. Lloyd
Preceded by
Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier
Captain of H.M.S. Avon
7 Dec, 1916[8]
Succeeded by
Robert McMurray
Preceded by
Gilbert H. Flavel
Captain of H.M.S. Albacore
12 Sep, 1918[9]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
  2. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 727.
  3. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
  4. Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/60/10. f. 10.
  5. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
  6. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 399v.
  7. The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401b.
  8. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 391o.
  9. The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 727.

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