Charles Gauntlett Dicken
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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 Captain on 1 January, 1894.[1]
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.[2]
On 5 July, 1905, he was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, vice Parr.[3] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 1 October, 1908.[4]
He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 3 June, 1913.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7580. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ Visitations of England and Wales. II. p. vii.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27814. p. 4700. 7 July, 1905.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28183. p. 7224. 6 October, 1908.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28725. p. 3914. 3 June, 1913.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Dicken" (Obituaries). The Times. Wednesday, 8 September, 1937. Issue 47784, col B, pg. 14.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
Categories:
- 1854 births
- 1937 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1868
- Royal Navy Torpedo Officers
- Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Royal Arthur (1891)
- Commanding Officers of H.M.S. Blake (1889)
- Inspecting Captains of Torpedo Boat Destroyers
- Commodores-in-Charge, Hong Kong
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
