Sir Charles Monro, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Monro KStJ | |
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Born | At sea on the Maid of Judah | 15 June 1860
Died | 7 December 1929 Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom/British Empire |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1878–1920 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
Commands held | 13th Brigade 2nd London Division 2nd Division I Corps Third Army Mediterranean Expeditionary Force First Army Commander-in-Chief, India |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War Third Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Baronet Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
Other work | Governor of Gibraltar |
Early military career
He was the youngest son of Henry Monro and Catherine Power. Educated at Sherborne School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Monro was commissioned into the 2nd Regiment of Foot as a second lieutenant on 13 August 1879.[1][2][3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 May 1881 and to captain on 24 July 1889.[4][5][6]
He attended the
First World War
In the early days of the
In October 1915, the seventh month of the
In 1916 Monro commanded the
Later life
In May 1921, Monro was created a Baronet, of Bearcrofts in the Shire of Stirling.[31] In 1923 Monro was appointed Governor of Gibraltar.[1]
In 1915, he married Mary Caroline O'Hagan, youngest daughter of Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his second wife Alice Towneley: they had no children.
Mary, Lady Monro, was named a
Sir Charles Monro died of cancer in December 1929.[33] He was buried at Brompton Cemetery in London.[34]
Honours
British
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG): 1 January 1916[35]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB): 1 January 1919[36] (KCB: 18 February 1915;[37] CB: 1906 Birthday Honours[38])
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI): 3 June 1919[39]
- Baronet of Bearcrofts in the Shire of Stirling: 12 May 1921[31]
Others
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour of France: 10 September 1915[40]
- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun of the Empire of Japan: 17 May 1919[41]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35068. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Barrow, Gen. Sir George (1931). The Life of General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro. London: Hutchinson & Co.
- ^ "No. 24751". The London Gazette. 12 August 1879. p. 4900.
- ^ "No. 25007". The London Gazette. 23 August 1881. p. 4347.
- ^ "No. 25970". The London Gazette. 3 September 1889. p. 4787.
- ^ a b Beckett & Corvi 2006, p. 122.
- ^ "General Sir Charles Monro Bt GCB GCSI GCMG ADC 1920-1929". Archived from the original on 14 March 2004.
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- ^ "No. 28921". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 September 1914. p. 7787.
- ^ Barrow, General Sir Charles (1931). The life of General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro. London: Hutchinson. p. 113.
- ^ "No. 29048". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 January 1915. p. 785.
- ^ "No. 29267". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 August 1915. p. 8247.
- ^ "No. 29341". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 October 1915. p. 10615.
- ^ Crowley, Patrick (2016). Loyal to Empire; The Life of General Sir Charles Monro, 1860-1929. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 202–222.
- ^ Barrow 1931, pp. 61-86.
- ^ Barrow 1931, p. 65.
- ^ Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. (1949) [1923]. The World Crisis. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 532.
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- ^ Barrow 1931, p. 271
- ^ Woodward 1998, pp. 118-9.
- ^ "No. 30129". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1917. p. 5850.
- ^ Barrow 1931, p. 266.
- ^ a b "No. 32323". The London Gazette. 13 May 1921. p. 3846.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ Beckett & Corvi 2006, pp. 123, 138.
- ^ "brompton.org - Diese Website steht zum Verkauf! - Informationen zum Thema brompton". brompton.org. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "No. 29507". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 1916. p. 2872.
- ^ "No. 31097". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 81.
- ^ "No. 29074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1915. p. 1686.
- ^ "No. 27926". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1906. p. 4460.
- ^ "No. 31379". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1919. p. 7046.
- ^ "No. 29290". The London Gazette. 10 September 1915. p. 8986.
- ^ "No. 31345". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 May 1919. p. 6208.
Further reading
- Beckett, Ian F. W.; Corvi, Steven J. (2006). Haig's Generals. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-84415-169-1.
- Crowley, Patrick. "Loyal to Empire: The Life of General Sir Charles Monro, 1860–1929", Stroud, United Kingdom: The History Press, 2016, ISBN 9780750965996
- Woodward, David R. "Field Marshal Sir William Robertson", Westport Connecticut & London: Praeger, 1998, ISBN 0-275-95422-6
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. .