George Fagan Bradshaw
Commander George Fagan Bradshaw, D.S.O., R.N., Retired (6 December, 1887 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Belfast, Bradshaw gained three months' time on passing out of Britannia in mid-May 1904. He was appointed to join Prince George in the Channel, but switched to Majestic on 15 July, 1904.[1]
On 7 May 1908 Bradshaw was appointed to the armoured cruiser Minotaur of the Home Fleet. Later that year, a steam pinnace of the ship collided with a private motor boat and Bradshaw was determined to have made a slight error in judgment.[2]
On 15 September 1909, he was sent to Mercury for instruction in submarines. He emerged on 1 January, 1910 and was appointed to Forth for submarines.[3]
Bradshaw was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1910.[4]
Bradshaw was appointed in command of the submarine A 9 on 28 February, 1913.[5]
He was appointed in command of the submarine C 7 on 20 February, 1914.[6]
Bradshaw was in command of the submarine G 13 on 10 March, 1917 when she torpedoed and sank UC 43. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for this feat, on 12 May, 1917.[7][8]
Bradshaw was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1918.[9]
Post-War
Bradshaw lost the G 11 on 22 November, 1918 when he ran her aground in fog. A Court Martial investigating the loss attributed no blame upon him, however.[10]
K 15 accidentally sank when moored alongside the light cruiser Canterbury in Portsmouth Harbour on 25 June, 1921. On 29 August, 1921, Rear-Admiral (S) informed Bradshaw that he would not be placed in command of a submarine again, owing to sloppy standards of attention and supervision found aboard the submarine by the ensuing Court Martial. Not wishing to retired, Bradshaw underwent training in the Anti-Gas School later in the year before going onto half pay.[11]
Bradshaw was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 June, 1922 and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Commander on the Retired List on 6 December, 1927.[12]
World War II
Bradshaw indeed saw service despite ill health. TODO: work on this
Reverted to Retired List on 24 August, 1946.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Thomas Kerr |
Captain of H.M.S. A 9 28 Feb, 1913[13][14] – 20 Feb, 1914[15] |
Succeeded by George S. Walsh |
| Preceded by Philip E. Phillips |
Captain of H.M.S. C 7 20 Feb, 1914[16][17] – 29 Aug, 1916[18] |
Succeeded by Arthur W. Forbes |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. G 13 29 Aug, 1916[19] – 16 Apr, 1918[20] |
Succeeded by Humphrey G. Veale |
| Preceded by Richard D. Sandford |
Captain of H.M.S. G 11 ? – 22 Nov, 1918[21] |
Succeeded by Vessel Lost |
| Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
Captain of H.M.S. K 15 6 Feb, 1921[22] – 5 Aug, 1921[23] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 102.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1914). p. 289.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1918). p. 65.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 343.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 285.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Hepper. British Warship Losses in the Ironclad Era: 1860-1919. p. 146.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
- ↑ Bradshaw Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/201. f. 213.
