Admiral John William Brackenbury, CB, CMG (30 November 1842 – 15 March 1918) was a Royal Navy officer. The son of Vice-Admiral William Congreve Cutliffe Brackenbury, John William Brackenbury joined the Royal Navy in 1857. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1865, commander in 1876, and captain in 1881. He led a naval brigade during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and was appointed CMG for his services. He also served during the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882, receiving the Khedive's Bronze Star and the Order of the Medjidie, Third Class. He was appointed a CB in 1887 on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. He was appointed to the command of the corvette the same year.
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