Sir Montague Browning | |
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Born | 1863 |
Died | 1947 (aged 83–84) |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch |
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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 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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
- ↑ Disarming other ships The Adalaide Advertiser, 25 November 1918
- ↑ Rear Admiral Walter Hose: Saving the Royal Canadian Navy CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum
- ↑ "No. 33299". 2 August 1929. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33299/page/
External links[]
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