Gerald Charles Dickens
Admiral SIR Gerald Charles Dickens, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., (13 October, 1879 – 19 November, 1962) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Dickens was the grandson of the noted author Charles Dickens, and the son of Henry FIelding Dickens, Barrister-at-Law.[1]
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1901.[2] In August, 1905, he went abroad to study the French language. By 1909, he would be qualified as an interpreter.[3]
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December, 1909.[4]
Dickens was appointed in command of the destroyer Chelmer in November, 1911.[5]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Harpy on 20 November, 1913.[6]
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1914.[7]
Dickens married Kathleen Pearl Birch on 29 March, 1915 at Brompton Oratory.[8]
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1919.[9]
In August, 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carlisle.
In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Repulse.
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 February, 1932.[10]
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 2 January, 1936.[11]
Dickens was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 8 May, 1940.[12]
He was the third Editor of The Naval Review from May, 1950 until February, 1954.
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George W. Taylor |
Captain of H.M.S. Chelmer Nov, 1911[13] |
Succeeded by Hugh T. England |
| Preceded by Henry C. D. Field |
Captain of H.M.S. Harpy 20 Nov, 1913[14] |
Succeeded by Wellwood G. C. Maxwell |
| Preceded by Edward R. G. R. Evans |
Captain of H.M.S. Carlisle Aug, 1922[15] |
Succeeded by Robert S. MacFarlan |
| Preceded by Francis G. G. Chilton |
Captain of H.M.S. Repulse 26 Nov, 1929[16][17] |
Succeeded by Edward O. Cochrane |
Footnotes
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 21.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1915). p. 327.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ Dickens Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 138.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1913). p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394m.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Day of month taken from predecessor. Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 86.
