Admiral
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Charles Lodowick Darley Waddilove (13 May 1828 – 17 October 1896) was a
Royal Navy
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officer who went on to be
Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Nore Station or Nore Command. The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Th ...
.
Naval career
Born the son of Rev'd. William James Darley Waddilove,
Charles Waddilove was appointed a
lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
in the
Royal Navy
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in 1849.
[William Loney RN]
/ref> Promoted to captain
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in 1862, he commanded HMS ''Adventure'', HMS ''Pallas'', HMS ''Inconstant'' and then HMS ''Asia''.[ He was appointed ]Commander-in-Chief, The Nore
The Commander-in-Chief, The Nore, was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Nore Station or Nore Command. The Nore is a sandbank at the mouth of the Th ...
in 1887 and retired in 1893.[
He lived at Beacon Grange in ]Hexham
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.[
]
Family
He married Mary Elizabeth Blackett-Ord; they had five daughters and three sons.[1881 and 1891 G.R.O. Censuses]
See also
* Darley Waddilove
Robert Darley Waddilove (born Robert Darley; known after 1762 as Darley Waddilove; November 1736 – 18 August 1828) was Dean of Ripon.
Waddilove was born in November 1736, was son of Abel Darley of Boroughbridge. This branch of the Darley family ...
, Charles' grandfather
References
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1828 births
1896 deaths
Royal Navy admirals