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'''Gerald Charles Dickens''' ( – ) was an officer in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{AdmRN}} {{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== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Dickens was the grandson of the noted author Charles Dickens. | |||
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In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Repulse|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} | In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Repulse|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}} | ||
He was the third Editor of ''[[The Naval Review]]'' from May, 1950 until February, 1954. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 20:32, 5 April 2014
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.
Dickens was appointed in command of the destroyer Chelmer in November, 1911.[1]
He was appointed in command of the destroyer Harpy on 20 November, 1913.[2]
In August, 1922, he was appointed in command of the light cruiser Carlisle.[3]
In November, 1929, he was appointed in command of the battlecruiser Repulse.[4]
He was the third Editor of The Naval Review from May, 1950 until February, 1954.
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (July, 1913), p. 292.
- ↑ The Navy List (January, 1915), p. 327.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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Service Records
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