Charles Ramsey (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral

Sir Charles Ramsey

KCB
Lord Elgin, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, presenting the golden key to the Commander in Chief, Vice Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey, KCB after the opening of the British Sailors Society Hostel, Rosyth, Fife
Born4 December 1882
Southsea, Hampshire
Died19 December 1966 (1966-12-20) (aged 84)
Martin, Florida, USA
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
Years of service1897–1942
RankAdmiral
CommandsRosyth
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

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.

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. ^ a b c Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  2. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36091. London. 16 March 1900. p. 6.
  3. ^ Ramsey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47. f. 327.
  4. ^ Listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Royal Navy Flag Officers 1904-1945". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  6. ^ Charles Ramsey The Peerage
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth
1939–1942 		Succeeded by