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{{AdmRN}} '''Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden''', (21 January, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{SIR}} '''Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden''', K.C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (21 January, 1895 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
< | Madden's father was a Clerk in Holy Orders.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | ||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on | |||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on | Madden was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 December, 1916.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | ||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on | |||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on | Madden was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 30 December, 1924.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | ||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on | |||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on | Madden was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1929.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | ||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1936.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | |||
==World War II== | |||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 2 January, 1946.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | |||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 5 February, 1949.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | |||
Madden was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 September, 1952 and placed on the Retired List on 9 February, 1956.<ref>Madden Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/117/91.|}} f. 91.</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 7 April 2022
Admiral SIR Alexander Cumming Gordon Madden, K.C.B., C.B.E., R.N. (21 January, 1895 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Madden's father was a Clerk in Holy Orders.[1]
Madden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 December, 1916.[2]
Madden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 December, 1924.[3]
Madden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1929.[4]
Madden was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1936.[5]
World War II
Madden was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 January, 1946.[6]
Madden was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 5 February, 1949.[7]
Madden was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 September, 1952 and placed on the Retired List on 9 February, 1956.[8]
See Also
Bibliography
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William E. Parry |
Captain A/S 3 Jan, 1938[9][10] – 22 Dec, 1939[11] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Eric J. P. Brind |
Captain of H.M.S. Birmingham Mar, 1940[12] – Dec, 1941[13] |
Succeeded by Henry B. Crane |
| Preceded by Sir Charles E. B. Simeon |
Director of Naval Equipment Mar, 1946 – Jun, 1948 |
Succeeded by Cecil A. L. Mansergh |
| Preceded by Sir Cecil H. J. Harcourt |
Second Sea Lord Sep, 1950[14] – 1 Sep, 1953[15] |
Succeeded by Sir Guy H. E. Russell |
| Preceded by Sir Maurice J. Mansergh |
Commander in Chief, Plymouth Station Nov, 1953[16] – 1955 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles T. M. Pizey |
Footnotes
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 314.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Madden Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/117/91. f. 91.
- ↑ Mansergh Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/119/13. f. 13.
