Rear Adm Sir Edward Bernard Cornish Dicken was born on 18 January 1888 in Stoke, Devon, his father, Rear, was 33 and his mother, Margaret, was 31. He married Monique Marie Lillie Beatrice O'Ryan in December 1936. He died on 3 April 1964 at the age of 76.
Web: UK, Royal Naval Officers' Service Records Index, 1756-1931
Record details Name Edward Bernard Cornish Dicken Birth Date 18 Jan 1888 Enrolment Date 15 Sep 1902 Rank Commander
London, England, Land Tax Records, 1692-1932
Record details Name Rear Adml Sir Edward Fotherby K C B Residence Year 1888 Residence Place St George, Hanover Square, Westminster, England Proprietor Duke of Westminster
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Dicken was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 July, 1909. He became a fluent speaker of French.[1]
Dicken was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 July, 1917.[2]
Dicken was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1922. He served as executive officer in Marlborough from 1925 to 1927.[3]
Dicken was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1929.[4]
World War II Dicken was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 25 June, 1940 and placed on the Retired List the following day.[5]