Charles de Bartolomé

Sir Charles de Bartolomé

Sir Charles de Bartolomé
Born 26 November 1871
Died 27 May 1941 (1941-05-28) (aged 69)
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] He was posted as a Lieutenant on the staff of HMS Excellent, shore establishment at Portsmouth, on 1 February 1900.[3] Promoted to Captain in 1905,[4] he was given command of HMS Dreadnought.[5] He served in World War I and was appointed Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord in 1912 and Naval Secretary in 1914.[6] 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.[4]

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Military offices
Preceded by
Henry Oliver
Naval Secretary
19141916
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
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