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Charles Ramsey (Royal Navy officer)

Charles Ramsey (Royal Navy officer)

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Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey, KCB (4 December 1882 – 19 December 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland. He was later appointed aide de camp to King George VI.

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Ramsey joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897.[1] As a midshipman, he was posted to the protected cruiser HMS Charybdis in early 1900.[2] He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 June 1904, and commander on 31 December 1915.[3]

He served in World War I, at one time as captain of HMS Pasley, and was present at the Battle of Jutland.[1] He was appointed Commander of the 2nd Battle Squadron in 1935[1] and Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth in 1939, serving in that role during World War II until retirement in 1942.[4]

Family

In 1912, Ramsey married Lucy Clare Hancock;[5] they had one child, a daughter, Patricia, who married Commander Henry de Chair in 1936.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. [2]
    "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36091. London. 16 March 1900. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  4. [4]
    Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    "Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  6. [6]
    Charles Ramsey The Peerage
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