Born on 6 April 1898, Charles Hughes-Hallett was educated at
Bedford School,
Emmanuel College, Cambridge, the
Royal Naval College, Osborne and at the
Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He served in the
Royal Navy during the First World War and was present at the
Battle of the Dardanelles and at the
Battle of Jutland. After distinguished service during the
Second World War he was appointed as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief,
Home Fleet between 1950 and 1951. He was appointed as Head of British Naval Mission,
Washington between 1952 and 1954. The brother of
Vice Admiral John Hughes-Hallett CB DSO,
Vice Admiral Charles Hughes-Hallett died on 2 December 1985. ==References==