Charles Lambe

First Sea Lord

and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1959 until 1960 when he was forced to retire early because of a heart condition. He died only a few months later.

Naval career

Born the son of Henry Edward Lambe and Lilian Hope Lambe (née Bramwell),

First World War.^[2]

Lambe transferred to the battleship

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 28 September 1938,^[6] he was given command of the cruiser HMS Dunedin in January 1939.^[2]

Lambe served in the

mentioned in despatches,^[7]^[8]^[9] and was also awarded the American Legion of Merit for his service during the war.^[10]

After the war, Lambe served as Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Air) from August 1945.[11] He was appointed a Naval

grand pianos so that they could play piano duets during the voyage.^[13]

Promoted to

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in the 1957 Birthday Honours,^[17] he became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet as well as NATO Commander, Allied Forces Mediterranean in November 1957.^[11]

Lambe became

First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in May 1959.^[11] He suffered a serious heart attack only six months after taking office and was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet on his early retirement on 10 May 1960.^[18] He died at his home at Newport-on-Tay in Fife on 29 August 1960.^[11]

Family

In 1940, Lambe married Lesbia Rachel Mylius (née Corbet); they had one son and one daughter.[1]

References

^
doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/34380. Retrieved 18 September 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership
required.)

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Heathcote, p. 149
^ "No. 32869". The London Gazette. 9 October 1923. p. 6752.
^ "No. 33957". The London Gazette. 4 July 1933. p. 4475.
^ "No. 34319". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 September 1936. p. 5657.
^ "No. 34585". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1938. p. 7.
^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1940. p. 4259.
^ "No. 37058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 April 1945. p. 2299.
^ "No. 37318". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 October 1945. p. 5179.
^ "No. 37661". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1946. p. 3793.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Heathcote, p.150
^ "No. 37872". The London Gazette. 4 February 1947. p. 618.
^ Dickinson, p. 131
^ "No. 39136". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1951. p. 548.
^ "No. 39575". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 1952. p. 3353.
^ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1952. p. 3.
^ "No. 41089". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1957. p. 3368.
^ "No. 42058". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1960. p. 4037.

Sources

Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734 – 1995. Pen & Sword Ltd.
ISBN 0-85052-835-6
.

Dickinson, Peter (2003). The Music of Lennox Berkeley. Boydell Press.
ISBN 978-0851159362
.

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Preceded by Sir Guy Russell	Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet 1953–1954	Succeeded by Sir Alan Scott-Moncrieff
Preceded by Sir Guy Russell	Second Sea Lord 1955–1957	Succeeded by Sir Deric Holland-Martin
Preceded by Sir Ralph Edwards	Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet 1958–1959	Succeeded by Sir Alexander Bingley
Preceded by The Earl Mountbatten	First Sea Lord 1959–1960	Succeeded by Sir Caspar John

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