Charles Ramsey (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Charles Gordon Ramsey, KCB (4 December 1882 – 19 December 1966) was a Royal Navy officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Coast of Scotland. He was later appointed aide de camp to King George VI. Naval career. Ramsey joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897. As a midshipman, he was posted to the protected cruiser HMS "Charybdis" in early 1900. He was promoted to lieutenant on 30 June 1904, and commander on 31 December 1915. He served in World War I, at one time as captain of HMS "Pasley", and was present  at the Battle of Jutland. He was appointed Commander of the 2nd Battle Squadron in 1935 and Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth in 1939, serving in that role during World War II until retirement in 1942. Family. In 1912, Ramsey married Lucy Clare Hancock; they had one child, a daughter, Patricia, who married Commander Henry de Chair in 1936.