Major GeneralSir Charles Edward Corkran,KCVO,CB,CMG(20 August 1872 – 9 January 1939) was a seniorBritish Armyofficer who served asMajor-General commanding the Brigade of GuardsandGeneral Officer CommandingLondon Districtfrom 1928 to 1932.
Sir Charles Corkran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1872 |
| Died | 9 January 1939(aged 66) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1893–1932 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Commands held | London District Royal Military College Sandhurst 3rd Guards Brigade Grenadier Guards |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Relations | Victor Corkran (brother) |
Early life
editCorkran was born on 20 August 1872. He was the son of Colonel Charles Seymour Corkran.[1]and educated atEton College,[2]Among his siblings were Sir Victor Corkran and Violet Maud Corkran (wife ofSir Walter Farquhar, 5th Baronet).[3]
Military career
editCorkran wascommissionedinto theGrenadier Guardsin March 1893.[4]He was promoted tolieutenanton 12 May 1897, and served on the Nile Expedition in 1898, including at theBattle of Omdurman.He was appointedadjutantof the 2nd Battalion of his regiment on 22 October 1899,[5]was promoted tocaptainon 30 November 1899,[6]and left with his regiment for South Africa to serve in theSecond Boer Warin March 1900.[4]Serving there throughout the war, he was wounded in the action at Biddulphsberg (May 1900), and wasmentioned in despatches.For his service in the war, he received abrevetpromotion asmajorin the South African Honours list published on 26 June 1902.[7]Following the end of hostilities in June 1902, Corkran resigned as adjutant of the 2nd battalion on 16 September 1902,[8][9]but stayed in South Africa as he was the following day appointedAide-de-campto SirNeville Lyttelton,Commander-in-Chief of South Africa.[10][11][12]
He also served in theFirst World Warand, ascommanding officerof a battalion of the Grenadier Guards, took his men to France in 1914.[2]
After the war he became commanding officer of the Grenadier Guards Regiment and then went on to becommandantof the Senior Officers' School.[4]He was appointedCommandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurstin 1923 and then becameMajor-General commanding the Brigade of GuardsandGeneral Officer CommandingLondon Districtin 1928.[4]He retired in 1932.[4]
In retirement he becameSerjeant at Arms of the British House of Lords.[2]
Personal life
editIn 1904 he married Winifred Maud Ricardo, daughter of ColonelHorace Ricardo,another commanding officer of the Grenadier Guards. They had one daughter and two sons.[1]
He died in a shooting accident on 9 January 1939.[2]
References
edit- ^abThe Peerage.com
- ^abcdThe late Major-General Sir Charles CorkranHansard, 7 February 1939
- ^Mosley, Charles, editor.Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.Wilmington, Delaware:Burke's Peerage(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^abcdeLiddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^"No. 27163".The London Gazette(Supplement). 9 February 1900. p. 910.
- ^"No. 27157".The London Gazette.26 January 1900. p. 515.
- ^"No. 27448".The London Gazette(Supplement). 26 June 1902. pp. 4191–4194.
- ^"No. 27491".The London Gazette.4 November 1902. p. 7013.
- ^"No. 27502".The London Gazette.9 December 1902. p. 8511.
- ^"The Army in South Africa".The Times.No. 36883. London. 26 September 1902. p. 4.
- ^"No. 27505".The London Gazette.19 December 1902. p. 8758.
- ^"No. 27496".The London Gazette.18 November 1902. p. 7340.