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Royal Navy admiral (1892–1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral Sir Eric James Patrick Brind, GBE, KCB (12 May 1892 – 4 October 1963) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as the first Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1951 to 1953.
Admiral Sir Patrick Brind | |
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Nickname(s) | "Daddy" |
Born | Paignton, Devon, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 12 May 1892
Died | 4 October 1963 71) Lye Green, near Crowborough, Sussex, England, United Kingdom | (aged
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1905–1953 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Allied Forces Northern Europe (1951–53) Far East Fleet (1949–1951) Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1946–48) 4th Cruiser Squadron (1944–46) HMS Birmingham (1938–1940) HMS Orion (1936–37) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
Brind served in the First World War on the gunboat HMS Excellent, followed by HMS Malaya, and finally on the monitor HMS Sir John Moore.[1]
After the war, Brind was captain of HMS Orion and then of HMS Birmingham.[1]
Brind also served in the Second World War 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]
Brind became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1946 and then Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Fleet in 1949.[1] It was under Brind's command that one of his ships, 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]
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