Charles Loewen
| Sir Charles Loewen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 September 1900 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 1986 (aged 85 or 86) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1916–1959 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands held |
1st Infantry Division 6th Armoured Division 50th Division Anti-Aircraft Command Western Command Far East Land Forces |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Charles Falkland Loewen, GCB KBE DSO (1900–1986) was a Canadian born and educated soldier who became Adjutant-General to the Forces in the United Kingdom.
Educated at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario, where he enrolled in 1916, Charles Loewen joined the British Army in 1918 where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Field Artillery during the close of the First World War as he was too young for active service with the Canadian Army. He was promoted to lieutenant on 17 March 1920, and to captain on 17 September 1931.
He was a student at the Staff College, Quetta in 1933, and was promoted to brevet major on 2 July 1937. Promoted to major the following year, he served in India with the local rank of lieutenant colonel (from 1 November 1938). Loewen was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel on 1 July 1939.
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