| Sir Patrick Brind | |
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Rear Admiral Brind at his desk at the Admiralty during World War II |
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| Nickname | "Daddy" |
| Born | 12th May 1892 Paignton, Devon |
| Died | 4 October 1963 Lye Green, near Crowborough, Sussex |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Orion HMS Birmingham |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Eric James Patrick Brind GBE KCB (1892–1963) was the first Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe.
Brind served in World War I on the Gunboat HMS Excellent followed by HMS Malaya and finally on the monitor HMS Sir John Moore.[1]
After the War he was Captain on HMS Orion and then on HMS Birmingham.[1]
He also served in World War II as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet from 1940 to 1942 when he became Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff.[1] He was made Commander of cruisers in the British Pacific Fleet in 1945.[1]
He became President of the Royal Naval College Greenwich in 1946 and then Commander-in-Chief for the Far East Station in 1949.[1] It was under Brind's command as C-in-C Far East station that HMS Amethyst sailed up the Yangtze River and was stranded there for six weeks.[2]
He was made Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1951; he retired in 1953.[1]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by New Post |
Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe 1951—1953 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Mansergh |