Cyril Aubrey Hamilton Brooking
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 21 Aug, 1927[9] |
Succeeded by Leslie S. Saunders |
| Preceded by John H. Macnair |
Captain of H.M.S. Ross 29 Dec, 1931[10] – 29 Dec, 1933 |
Succeeded by Frank H. P. Maurice |
| Preceded by Lawrence F. N. Ommanney |
Captain of H.M.S. Constance 16 Feb, 1935 – Sep, 1935 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Henry E. Horan |
Captain of H.M.S. Coventry Sep, 1935[11] – 15 Oct, 1935[12] |
Succeeded by James W. Rivett-Carnac |
Footnotes
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ Brooking Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/104. f. 104.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 255.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 268.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1935). p. 226.
- ↑ Rivett-Carnac Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/330. f. 687.
