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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1915.
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The son of Arthur Brooking, Esq..
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 November, 1915.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
  
 
Brooking was in {{UK-Malaya|f=p}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], acting as the main battery spotting officer aloft.
 
Brooking was in {{UK-Malaya|f=p}} at the [[Battle of Jutland]], acting as the main battery spotting officer aloft.
  
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1922.
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 November, 1922.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 30 June, 1928.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
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On 12 November, 1931, he was sent to {{UK-Dolphin}} for a short course in submarines.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
  
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He grounded {{UK-Ross}} at some point.
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He grounded {{UK-Ross}} at some point in late 1933, having been appointed in command and for duty Class I with submarines on 29 December, 1931.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
  
 
==World War II==
 
==World War II==
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Brooking was granted the acting rank of {{CaptRN}} on 8 September, 1939.
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Brooking was granted the acting rank of {{CaptRN}} on 8 September, 1939.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
  
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 17 April, 1943.
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Brooking was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} (retired) on 17 April, 1943.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
  
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Reverted to Retired List on 21 June, 1947.
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He reverted to Retired List on 21 June, 1947.<ref>Brooking Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/55/104.|}} f. 104.</ref>
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 6 April 2022

Captain (retired) Cyril Aubrey Hamilton Brooking, C.B.E. (17 April, 1893 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of Arthur Brooking, Esq..

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 November, 1915.[1]

Brooking was in H.M.S. Malaya at the Battle of Jutland, acting as the main battery spotting officer aloft.

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 November, 1922.[2]

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1928.[3]

On 12 November, 1931, he was sent to Dolphin for a short course in submarines.[4]

He grounded Ross at some point in late 1933, having been appointed in command and for duty Class I with submarines on 29 December, 1931.[5]

World War II

Brooking was granted the acting rank of Captain on 8 September, 1939.[6]

Brooking was promoted to the rank of Captain (retired) on 17 April, 1943.[7]

He reverted to Retired List on 21 June, 1947.[8]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Douglas C. Lang 		Fleet Signal Officer, Atlantic Fleet
15 Aug, 1927[9] – 7 Apr, 1929[10] 		Succeeded by
Leslie S. Saunders
Preceded by
John H. Macnair 		Captain of H.M.S. Ross
29 Dec, 1931[11][12] – 20 Feb, 1933[13] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White
Preceded by
Geoffrey M. K. Keble-White 		Captain of H.M.S. Ross
24 Feb, 1933[14] – 29 Dec, 1933[15] 		Succeeded by
Frank H. P. Maurice
Preceded by
Lawrence F. N. Ommanney 		Captain of H.M.S. Constance
16 Feb, 1935[16] – Sep, 1935[17] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Henry E. Horan 		Captain of H.M.S. Coventry
Sep, 1935[18] – 15 Oct, 1935[19] 		Succeeded by
James W. Rivett-Carnac

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  2. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  3. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  4. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  5. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  6. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  7. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  8. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  9. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  10. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  11. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
  13. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  14. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  15. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  16. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  17. ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 226.
  19. ↑ Rivett-Carnac Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/330. f. 687.

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