Charles Holcombe Dare
Admiral SIR Charles Holcombe Dare, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O., Royal Navy, Retired (9 November, 1854 – 6 August, 1924) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dare was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1879.[1]
Dare was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 January, 1894.[2]
Dare was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1900.[3]
Dare was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 12 March, 1909, vice Fegen.[4] He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 12 July.[5]
Great War
On 7 November, 1914, Dare was granted a temporary Commission as Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.[6]
On 20 February, 1915, Dare was appointed Senior Naval Officer at Milford Haven, and took up the appointment on 26 February.[7] On 5 March he was advanced to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List,[8] and to the rank of Admiral on the Retired List on 25 August, 1918.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 24797. p. 2. 2 January, 1880.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 26471. p. 7581. 29 December, 1893.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27211. p. 4433. 17 July, 1900.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28233. p. 2037. 16 March, 1909.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28271. p. 5463. 16 July, 1909.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 28969. p. 9130. 10 November, 1914.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List (November, 1918). p. 3.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 29094. p. 2365. 9 March, 1915.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 30881. p. 1039. 3 September, 1918.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Sir C. Dare" (Obituaries). The Times. Monday, 11 August, 1924. Issue 43727, col D, pg. 12.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/19.
