Charles Edward Beckett
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Charles Edward Beckett CB |
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| Born | 1849 |
| Died | 17 September 1925 Fort Augustus, Scotland |
| Allegiance |
 British Empire
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit |
7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) |
| Commands held |
2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division |
| Battles/wars |
Sudan Campaign Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Order of the Bath |
Charles Edward Beckett CB (1849–1925) was a brigadier-general and cavalry officer in the British Army.
He served in three regiments the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars and the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), which he also commanded.
He served in three wars, in the Sudan Campaign, the Second Boer War and the First World War. During which although only ranked as a brigadier-general he was the first General Officer Commanding the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division.
Charles Edward Beckett was the son of Charles William Beckett of Thorne in Yorkshire, England. He married Louisa Michel, daughter of Field-Marshal Sir John Michel of Dewlish. They had one daughter Nora Juanita Muriel Beckett, who married Eric Dillon, 19th Viscount Dillon. Beckett married for the second time in July 1915, at Westminster Cathedral to Mary Philippa, of Culachy, Fort Augustus, Scotland.
In April 1869, Beckett purchased a commission as a cornet in the 7th (The Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards. Then two years later advances in rank to lieutenant by purchase. His next position was as the regiments Adjutant, which he held between May 1873 and October 1877. Then in February 1880, he exchanged position with a captain from the 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars, and joined that regiment as a captain. Two years later he saw his first combat action, when appointed as the Brigade Major for the Cavalry Brigade during the Sudan Campaign. This was followed by his promotion to major in November 1884. In March 1886, he was appointed the Military Secretary to General His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, commanding the Forces in Ireland. In May he was seconded for service with the General Staff. In August 1892, he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and given command of the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays). By May 1898 he was a brevet colonel and was invested as a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
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