Jack Broome
| John Egerton Broome | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Jack |
| Born |
23 February 1901 Seattle, Washington |
| Died | 19 April 1985 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
|
| Years of service | 1917–47 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Commands held |
HMS Rainbow HMS Veteran First Escort Group, HMS Keppel HMS Begum HMS Vernon HMS Ramillies |
| Battles/wars |
Norwegian campaign Battle of the Atlantic Convoy PQ 17 Indian Ocean |
| Awards |
Mentioned in Dispatches Distinguished Service Cross Burma Star |
| Other work | Writer and Cartoonist |
Captain John Egerton "Jack" (or Jackie) Broome DSC, RN, (23 February 1901 – 19 April 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars. He commanded the escort group of the ill-fated Arctic Convoy PQ-17 in 1942. After the Second World War, he became a writer and illustrator.
He was born in 1901 in Seattle, Washington, to Louis Egerton Broome and Clara Kathleen (Aimée) Lake. His father was an English adventurer who had joined the gold rush to the Klondike. He accompanied his parents to Panama in 1907, but returned to England where he was raised largely by his mother's relatives. He attended Oakwood School, Surrey and in 1912, entered the Royal Naval College at Osborne. From Osborne, he passed in 1915 to the senior College at Dartmouth.
In 1917 he was posted as a midshipman to the battleship Colossus in the Grand Fleet.
Shortly after the end of the War, he was promoted Sub-Lieutenant and served in the destroyer HMS Clematis in the Red Sea and at Aden. From there he attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and after graduating in 1923, chose to serve in submarines. By this time, his talent as a cartoonist and wag was well established.
He served in several submarines from 1923 to 1938, except for two short spells on the capital ships HMS Tiger and HMS Royal Oak. Much of this period was spent at the Hong Kong naval station. He married Sybil Nicholas in 1928, with whom he had a son and a daughter.
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