Born the second son of Captain John William Madden of the 4th (King's Own) Regiment and Emily Madden (née Busby), Madden joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in the training ship in 1875 [REF].
Madden returned to sea as commanding officer of the battleship and chief of staff to Sir Francis Bridgeman, commander-in-chief of the Home Fleet in August 1907 [REF].