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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
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Dicken was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26471/pages/7580 no. 26471.  p. 7580.]  29 December, 1893.</ref>
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Dicken was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} with seniority of 30 January, 1877.{{Gaz|24413|502|2 February, 1877}}
  
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Dicken was appointed [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]] on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge at Hong Kong on 1 January, 1904.<ref>''Visitations of England and Wales''.  '''II'''.  p. vii.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 6 January, 1888.{{Gaz|25774|243|6 January, 1888}}
  
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On 5 July, 1905, he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Parr]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27814/pages/4700 no. 27814.  p. 4700.]  7 July, 1905.</ref>
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Dicken was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894.{{Gaz|26471|7580|29 December, 1893}}
  
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He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser {{UK-RoyalArthur}} dated 4 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Thursday, 21 October, 1897.  Issue '''35340''', col C, p. 10.</ref>
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Dicken was appointed to ''Duke of Wellington'' as [[Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers]] on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge at Hong Kong on 1 January, 1904.<ref>''Visitations of England and Wales''.  '''II'''.  p. vii.</ref>
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On 5 July, 1905, he was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}, vice [[Alfred Arthur Chase Parr|Parr]].{{Gaz|27814|4700|7 July, 1905}}  In accordance with the provisions of the [[Order in Council of 8 December, 1903]], he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October, 1908.{{Gaz|28183|7224|6 October, 1908}}
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He was advanced to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,{{Gaz|28362|3063|3 May, 1910}} and to {{AdmRN}} on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.{{Gaz|28725|3914|3 June, 1913}}
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*"Admiral Dicken" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 8 September, 1937.  Issue '''47784''', col B, pg. 14.
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*"Admiral Dicken" (Obituaries).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 8 September, 1937.  Issue '''47784''', col B, p. 14.
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*[http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0012%2FMS%20Add.7351 Papers in the possession of Cambridge University Library.]
 
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==Service Records==
 
==Service Records==
 
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7916530&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/38.]
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*The National Archives.  [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7905436&queryType=1&resultcount=2 ADM 196/19.]
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[H.M.S. Columbine (1876)|Captain of ''Wild Swan'']]'''<br>20 Jul, 1893<ref>Dicken Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}} f. 147.</ref> &ndash; 11 Aug, 1893<ref>Dicken Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}} f. 147.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson|Adolphus H. Williamson]]'''<br><small>as '''Captain of H.M.S. ''Columbine'''''</small>}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Henry Deacon Barry|Henry D. Barry]]'''|'''[[Naval Intelligence Department (Royal Navy)|Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence, Foreign Division]]'''<br>1 Nov, 1895<ref>Dicken Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 327.</ref> &ndash; 20 Oct, 1897<ref>Dicken Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/19.|}} f. 449.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Robert Swinburne Lowry|Robert S. Lowry]]'''}}
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 6 April 2022

Admiral Charles Gauntlett Dicken, Royal Navy, Retired (26 April, 1854 – 7 September, 1937) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Dicken was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant with seniority of 30 January, 1877.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 6 January, 1888.[2]

Dicken was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1894.[3]

He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Royal Arthur dated 4 November, 1897.[4]

Dicken was appointed to Duke of Wellington as Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge at Hong Kong on 1 January, 1904.[5]

On 5 July, 1905, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Parr.[6] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October, 1908.[7]

He was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 30 April, 1910,[8] and to Admiral on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.[9]

Bibliography

  • "Admiral Dicken" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 8 September, 1937. Issue 47784, col B, p. 14.

Papers

Service Records


Naval Appointments
Preceded by
? 		Captain of Wild Swan
20 Jul, 1893[10] – 11 Aug, 1893[11] 		Succeeded by
Adolphus H. Williamson
as Captain of H.M.S. Columbine
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Hermione
24 Jul, 1895[12][13] – 5 Oct, 1895[14] 		Succeeded by
Charles R. Arbuthnot
Preceded by
Henry D. Barry 		Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence, Foreign Division
1 Nov, 1895[15] – 20 Oct, 1897[16] 		Succeeded by
Robert S. Lowry
Preceded by
George F. King-Hall 		Captain of H.M.S. Royal Arthur
4 Nov, 1897[17][18] – 15 Apr, 1901[19] 		Succeeded by
Thomas P. Walker
Preceded by
Casper J. Baker 		Captain of H.M.S. Blake
15 Apr, 1901[20] – 15 Jul, 1901[21] 		Succeeded by
Arthur A. C. Galloway
Preceded by
Charles G. Robinson 		Commodore in Charge at Hong Kong
1 Jan, 1904[22] – 11 Nov, 1905[23] 		Succeeded by
Hugh P. Williams

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24413. p. 502. 2 February, 1877.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 243. 6 January, 1888.
  3. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 October, 1897. Issue 35340, col C, p. 10.
  5. ↑ Visitations of England and Wales. II. p. vii.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27814. p. 4700. 7 July, 1905.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28183. p. 7224. 6 October, 1908.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28362. p. 3063. 3 May, 1910.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3914. 3 June, 1913.
  10. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 147.
  11. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 147.
  12. ↑ "The Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), July 19, 1895, Issue 34633, p.14.
  13. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 147.
  14. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 147.
  15. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 327.
  16. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 449.
  17. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 291.
  18. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 21 October, 1897. Issue 35340, col C, p. 10.
  19. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 449.
  20. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 327.
  21. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 449.
  22. ↑ Visitations of England and Wales. II. p. vii.
  23. ↑ Dicken Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/19. f. 449.

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