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Charles Frederick Corbett

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Charles Frederick Corbett
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Admiral Charles Frederick Corbett, CB, MVO (21 November 1867  29 January 1955) was a Royal Navy officer.[1]

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The son of Admiral Sir John Corbett, Charles Corbett entered HMS Britannia as a cadet in 1881.[1][2]

From 1914 to 1916, he was captain of the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS Glory, during which he was appointed a CB and was commended for services relating to the evacuation of Gallipoli.[3][4]

Corbett was placed on the retired list at his own request in 1922. He was promoted vice-admiral on the retired list in 1924 and admiral on the retired list in 1928.[1]

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