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词条 Sir Charles Clarke, 3rd Baronet
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  1. Military career

  2. Family

  3. Decorations

  4. References

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| term_start2 = 1903
| term_end2 = 1907
| monarch2 = Edward VII
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General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke of Dunham Lodge, Norfolk, 3rd Baronet, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|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 appointed to the command of the Sixth Army Corps in the Second Boer War in South Africa in December 1899. He served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1899 until 1903, during which he was promoted to general on 5 August 1902.[3] The following year he became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta, serving until 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, 1896 Birthday Honours
  • Knight Grand Cross, GCB, 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899–1900[4]
Royal Victorian Order
  • Knight Grand Cross, GCVO, 1903

References

1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=21853|page=696|date=26 February 1856}}
2. ^The Peerage.com
3. ^{{London Gazette| issue=27480 |page=6347 |date=7 October 1902}}
4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=27306 |date=19 April 1901 |page=2695}}
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