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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/branch 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

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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

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Hadden was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1873.[4] He was appointed Chief Inspector at the Royal ArsenalatWoolwich 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Sir C. F. Hadden". The Times. 15 September 1924. p. 15.
  • ^ UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
  • ^ 1901 England Census
  • ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  • ^ Great Britain wakes up Flight International, 8 May 1909
  • ^ "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
    Preceded by

    Sir James Wolfe Murray

    Master-General of the Ordnance
    1907–1913
    Succeeded by

    Sir Stanley von Donop


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