Sir Edward Charlton
Charlton in 1916
Born	21 March 1865 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Died	23 October 1937 (1937-10-24) (aged 72)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1878–1924
Rank	Admiral
Commands	Cape of Good Hope Station
Battles / wars	Anglo-Egyptian War World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Admiral Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton KCB, KCMG, JP (21 March 1865 – 23 October 1937) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.

Charlton joined the Royal Navy in 1878 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. Promoted to the rank of captain on 1 January 1903,^[1] he was made Captain (Destroyers) in the Home Fleet in 1904.^[2] He went on to be assistant director of torpedoes from 1911.^[3] He served in World War I as Admiral Commanding East Coast Minesweepers from 1914 and then as Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station from 1916.^[4] After the War he became Flag Officer commanding the East Coast of England.^[5] He retired in 1924.^[6]

He lived at Eastern House in Alverstoke in Hampshire.^[7]

In 1903 he married Laura Mary Strutt; they had three daughters.^[7] In 1910 he married Winifred Mary Stapleton-Bretherton; they had two sons and three daughters.^[7]

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