Naval Appointment

Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden (G. C. B., G. C. V. O., K. C. M. G., C. V. O., A. D. C.), erstwhile Commander -in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, was promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet, the highest rank in the Royal Navy.

Sir Charles has had a brilliant naval career. He served with distinction in the Battle of Jutland, was, for two years (1914-16), Chief-of-Staff to Admiral of the Fleet Sir John R. Jellicoe, was second in command (1917) to Admiral Sir David Beatty, the then Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet. Since 1922 he has been First and Principal Naval A. D. C. to the King.

Among his numerous decorations is the Order of the Striped Tiger of China, First Class.