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Admiral Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton KCB, KCMG, JP (21 March 1865 – 23 October 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.
Sir Edward Charlton | |
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 Charlton in 1916 | |
| Born | 21 March 1865 Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Died | 23 October 1937 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1878–1924 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Cape of Good Hope Station |
| Battles / wars | Anglo-Egyptian War World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Charlton joined the Royal Navy in 1878 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. Promoted to the rank of captain on 1 January 1903,[1] he was made Captain (Destroyers) in the Home Fleet in 1904.[2] He went on to be assistant director of torpedoes from 1911.[3] He served in World War I as Admiral Commanding East Coast Minesweepers from 1914 and then as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1916.[4] After the War he became Flag Officer commanding the East Coast of England.[5] He retired in 1924.[6]
He lived at Eastern House in Alverstoke in Hampshire.[7]
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In 1903 he married Laura Mary Strutt; they had three daughters.[7] In 1910 he married Winifred Mary Stapleton-Bretherton; they had two sons and three daughters.[7]
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