Charles Dare

Admiral Sir Charles Holcombe Dare KCMG CB MVO (9 November 1854 – 6 August 1924) was an English Royal Navy officer.

He commanded several ships and shore establishments before and during World War I, and was knighted by King George V. Dare was born on 9 November 1854[1] to Charles William Dare, a lawyer with a practice in London, and Anne Agnes (née Mew, from Newport, Isle of Wight) in North Curry, Somerset, one of four brothers and a sister.

[19][16] At this time he was living near Ipswich and a vice-president of Erwarton Quoit Club,[20] and made a speech on the occasion of the rector of Harkstead's 70th birthday.

[22] A few months after the outbreak of the First World War, having been placed on the retired list as Vice-Admiral,[23] Dare was made a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve and in 1915 took command of HMS Idaho, the shore establishment at Milford Haven,[24] to counter the threat from German U-boats to shipping, including convoys, in the area.

[25] In the December, Dare and his wife opened the new Trafalgar Institute for Seafarers in Milford Haven, erected and furnished at a cost of £1,548, paying tribute to the Welsh fishermen of the RNR:If the Grand Fleet did anything the "Daily Mail" would tell them all about it, but about his men, well, wait till after it was all over (applause)[26]In September 1918, Dare's promotion to full Admiral (retired) was posted.

[28] Dare was knighted by King George V in May 1919, the citation reading: For valuable services in command of the important Auxiliary Patrol Base of Milford Haven since February 1915.