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- He lived at The Hermitage, Weeke, Winchester, Hampshire, England
He was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Royal Arthur dated 4 November, 1897.
Dicken was appointed to Duke of Wellington as Inspecting Captain of Torpedo Boat Destroyers on 24 February, 1902, and appointed Commodore-in-Charge at Hong Kong on 1 January, 1904
CHARLES GAUNTLETT DICKEN, Esquire, Post Captain R.N. Born April 26, 1854, being the fourth but second surviving son of the late Rev. Aldersey Dicken, by his wife Caroline Mary, fourth dau. of George Huddleston (formerly Croft) of Greenland (Greenford?), co. Middlesex.
Armorial bearings '97 Argent, gutt^e-de-poix, on a cross flory sable, between four leopards' faces jessant-de-lis gules, a cross flory or. Mantling sable and argent.
Crest '97 On a wreath of the colours, upon a rock proper, a lion sejant sable, guttfe- d'or, gorged with a collar or, supporting with the dexter fore-paw an escutcheon argent, charged with a cross flory sable, surmounted by another. MottO '97 "Consilio ac virtute."
Married, firstly, Margaret Christina, dau. of Edward Brooking Cornish of Sydney, New South Wales ; and has Issue '97 (i) Charles Vernon Dicken, Gentleman, b. August 13, 1881 ; (2) Frank Huddleston Dicken, Gentleman, b. Sept. 25, 1885 ; (3) Edward Bernard Cornish Dicken, Gentleman, b. Jan. 18, 1888.
He married secondly, Ada Mary, only dau. of Major-General John Byron ; and has further Issue - (4) John Aldefsey Dicken, Gentleman, b. Sept. 23, 1896.
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