Montague Browning
| Sir Montague Browning | |
|---|---|
 Browning in 1916 | |
| Born | 1863 |
| Died | 1947 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1876 – 1926 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Plymouth Command |
| Battles/wars |
Anglo-Egyptian War World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
Admiral Sir Montague Edward Browning, GCB GCMG GCVO (1863–1947) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Military career
Browning joined the Royal Navy in 1876.[1] He served in the Anglo-Egyptian War and then became Secretary to the Parliamentary Committee on Water Tube Boilers in 1900.[1] He was promoted to Captain on 1 January 1902, and in June that year was appointed flag captain in command of the cruiser HMS Ariadne.[2] He became Chief of Staff for the Channel Fleet in 1908 and Inspector of Target Practice in 1911.[1]
He served in World War I as Commander of the 3rd Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet and then, from 1916, as Commander-in-Chief North America and West Indies.[1] He commanded 4th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet from 1918.[1]
After the War he became President of the Allied Naval Armistice Commission and had the task of dismantling the German Fleet.[3]
He then became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1919.[1] In this capacity he also sought to dismantle the Royal Canadian Navy but this time faced determined and successful opposition from Rear Admiral Walter Hose.[4] His last appointment was as Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth from 1920.[1] He also became First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King in 1925 and retired in 1926.[1]
He was also Rear Admiral of the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1939[1] and then Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom from 1939 to 1945.
He lived at Crawley near Winchester.[5]
Honours and awards
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Commander of the Légion d'honneur (France)
- Grand Gordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan)
- Distinguished Service Medal (United States)
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain (Republic of China)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 29 April 1902. (36754), p. 7.
- ↑ Disarming other ships The Adalaide Advertiser, 25 November 1918
- ↑ Rear Admiral Walter Hose: Saving the Royal Canadian Navy CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33299. p. 5022. 2 August 1929. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
External links
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir George Patey |
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 1916–1918 |
Succeeded by Sir William Grant |
| Preceded by Sir Herbert Heath |
Second Sea Lord 1919–1920 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Oliver |
| Preceded by Sir Cecil Thursby |
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth 1920–1923 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Phillimore |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe |
First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur Leveson |
| Preceded by Sir Stanley Colville |
Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1929–1939 |
Succeeded by Sir Hubert Brand |
| Preceded by Sir Stanley Colville |
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom 1939–1945 |
Succeeded by Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith |
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