Charles Hadden

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Sir Charles Hadden
Born2 June 1854[1][2]
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England[3]
Died13 September 1924(1924-09-13) (aged 70)
Rossway, Hertfordshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
RankMajor-General
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Sir Charles Frederick Hadden KCB (2 June 1854 – 13 September 1924) was a British Army officer who served as Master-General of the Ordnance.[1]

Early life and education[]

Hadden was born in Nottingham, the son of Charles Stanton Hadden, a Ceylon coffee planter. He was educated at Elstree School and Cheltenham College before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]

Military career[]

Hadden was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1873.[4] He was appointed Chief Inspector at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich in 1893 and then became a Member of the Ordnance Committee and an Associate Member of Explosives Committee in 1901.[4]

He was made Commandant of the Ordnance College and Director of Artillery in 1904 before moving on to be Master-General of the Ordnance in 1907.[4] In that capacity he was a member of a special committee set up by Prime Minister H. H. Asquith to exploit aerial construction in 1909.[5] He was appointed President of Ordnance Board and Royal Artillery Committee in 1913.[4]

Personal life[]

In 1885, Hadden married Frances Mabel Strong, the daughter of Col. Clement Strong of the Coldstream Guard.[1]

He lived at Rossway near Berkhamsted.[6]

He died suddenly of heart failure, aged 70.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Sir C. F. Hadden". The Times. 15 September 1924. p. 15.
  2. ^ UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
  3. ^ 1901 England Census
  4. ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  5. ^ Great Britain wakes up Flight International, 8 May 1909
  6. ^ "Parishes: Northchurch or Berkhampstead St Mary, A History of the County of Hertford: volume 2". 1908. pp. 245–250. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
Military offices
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1907–1913 		Succeeded by
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