General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke Bt GCB GCVO | |
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Governor of Malta | |
In office 1903–1907 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Preceded by | Lieut.-General Lord Grenfell (6 January 1899 - 1903) |
Succeeded by | Lieut.-General Sir Henry Grant (1907 - 1909) |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 December 1839 |
Died | 22 April 1932 | (aged 92)
Nationality | British |
Relations | Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 1st Baronet |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Service/branch | |
Years of service | 1856-1907 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Madras Army Malta |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 3rd Baronet, GCB, GCVO (13 December 1839 – 22 April 1932) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Military career[]
Educated at Eton College, Clarke was commissioned into the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1856.[1]
He rose to become Commandant-General of the Colonial Forces of the Cape of Good Hope between 1880 and 1882.[2] He held a series of administrative roles before becoming Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army in 1893 (renamed "the Madras Command of the Indian Army" in 1895).[2]
He was Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1899 until 1903 when he became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta: he retired in 1907.[2]
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Clarke of Dunham Lodge on 25 April 1899.[2]
Family[]
In 1867 he married Gemma Cecilia Adams (who died in 1922) and together they went on to have a son and two daughters.[2] In 1929 he married Constance Marion Warner.[2]
Decorations[]
Most Honourable Order of the Bath
- Companion, CB, 1879 after the Zulu War
- Knight Commander, KCB
- Knight Grand Cross, GCB, 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899-1900[3]
- Knight Grand Cross, GCVO, 1903
References[]
- ↑ "No. 21853". 26 February 1856. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/21853/page/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 The Peerage.com
- ↑ "No. 27306". 19 April 1901. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27306/page/
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