Sir Charles Clarke, 3rd Baronet
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General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke Bt GCB GCVO |
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| Governor of Malta | |
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In office 1903–1907 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Lord Grenfell |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Grant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 December 1839 |
| Died | 22 April 1932 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Relations | Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 1st Baronet |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1856–1907 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands |
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta Quartermaster-General to the Forces Madras Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
General Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 3rd Baronet GCB, GCVO (13 December 1839 – 22 April 1932) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces.
Educated at Eton College, Clarke was commissioned into the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1856.
He rose to become Commandant-General of the Colonial Forces of the Cape of Good Hope between 1880 and 1882. 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).
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 when he became Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Malta: he retired in 1907.
He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Clarke of Dunham Lodge on 25 April 1899.
In 1867 he married Gemma Cecilia Adams (who died in 1922) and together they went on to have a son and two daughters. In 1929 he married Constance Marion Warner.
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