Charles de Bartolomé

Sir Charles de Bartolomé
Sir Charles de Bartolomé
Born	26 November 1871
Died	27 May 1941
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	HMS Dreadnought
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath

Admiral Sir Charles Martin de Bartolomé KCMG CB (26 November 1871 - 27 May 1941) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.

Naval career

Born the son of a Castilian physician,^[1] De Bartolomé joined the Royal Navy in 1885.^[2] Promoted to Captain in 1905,^[3] he was given command of HMS Dreadnought.^[4] He served in World War I and was appointed Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1912 and Naval Secretary in 1914.^[5] He became Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy in 1918 in which year he also became Aide-de-Camp to the King; he retired in 1919 and then became Director General of Development at the Ministry of Transport.^[2]

Family

In 1918 he married Gladys Constance Wilson.^[3]

References

1. ^ University of Sheffield
2. ^ ^{a b} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ ^{a b} Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945
4. ^ Navy List 1908
5. ^ Senior Royal Navy Appointments

Military offices
Preceded by Henry Oliver	Naval Secretary 1914–1916	Succeeded by Allan Everett
Preceded by Sir Lionel Halsey	Third Sea Lord 1918–1919	Succeeded by Sir William Nicholson
Preceded by Sir Alan Anderson	Controller of the Navy 1918–1919

Persondata
Name	De Bartolome, Charles
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Date of birth	26 November 1871
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Date of death	27 May 1941
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