| Sir Reginald Pole-Carew | |
|---|---|
 Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew | |
| Born | May 1, 1849 |
| Died | September 19, 1924 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | 8th Division |
| Battles/wars |
Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
"A General Group", Vanity Fair, 29 November 1900, depicting Lord Roberts and his commanders. Standing l-r: Plumer, Hunter, Macdonald, Buller, Baden-Powell, Dundonald, Kitchener, Pole-Carew and Carrington. Seated at right: White and French. Roberts' foot rests on the March 8 print of Kruger
Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew KCB CVO (1 May 1849 – 19 September 1924) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 8th Division.
Military career[]
Pole-Carew was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1869.[1] He served as a staff officer with Lord Roberts in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878 and commanded the 11th Division of the South Africa Field Force during the Second Boer War[2] before becoming General Officer Commanding 8th Division in Southern Ireland in 1903.[3] He was Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Bodmin from 1910 to 1916.[4] In 1911, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cornwall.[5]
He lived at Antony House in Cornwall.
Family[]
In 1901 he married Beatrice Frances Elizabeth Butler, daughter of James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde; they had two sons, the elder of whom was John Carew Pole, and two daughters.[6]
Decorations[]
- Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB, 1887
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, KCB, 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899-1900[7]
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, CVO, 8 March 1901 [8]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 23496". 11 May 1869. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23496/page/
- ↑ Celebrities of the Army
- ↑ Army Commands
- ↑ Reginald Pole-Carew They work for you
- ↑ "No. 28552". 21 November 1911. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28552/page/
- ↑ The Peerage.com
- ↑ "No. 27306". 19 April 1901. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27306/page/
- ↑ "No. 27292". 8 March 1901. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27292/page/
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