About Charles Little
Lived 1882 – 1973 (aged 91). Charles Little was a military personnel.
Admiral Sir Charles James Colebrooke Little (14 June 1882 – 20 June 1973) was a senior Royal Navy officer who went on to be Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Naval career Little joined the Royal Navy at the training ship Britannia in 1897. He served in World War I and commanded the cruiser HMS Fearless and the Grand Fleet Submarine Flotilla from 1916 to 1918. and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the China Station in 1936.
He served in World War II becoming Head of British Joint Staff Mission to Washington D. C. in 1941 and Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth in 1942.
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Who was Charles Little?
Royal Navy admiral (1882-1973)
When was Charles Little born?
Charles Little was born on 14 June 1882.
When did Charles Little die?
Charles Little died on 20 June 1973.
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Charles Little was a military personnel.
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