Sir Charles Monro
| Sir Charles Monro, Bt | |
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| Born |
15 June 1860 At sea on the Maid of Judah |
| Died | 7 December 1929 (aged 69) Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | 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 |
General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI, GCMG (15 June 1860 – 7 December 1929) was a senior British Army officer who served during the Second Boer War and the First World War and became Commander-in-Chief, India for the latter part of the conflict. From 1923 to 1929 he served as Governor of Gibraltar.
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. He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 May 1881 and to captain on 24 July 1889. Promoted to major on 23 February 1898, he served as a brigade major until he was appointed a deputy assistant adjutant general on 15 April 1899. He vacated that appointment in February 1900, as he went to South Africa to serve in the Second Boer War, where he was present at the Battle of Paardeberg in 1900. Promoted to temporary lieutenant-colonel in 1900, he was brevetted to lieutenant-colonel on 29 November 1900. On 28 March 1903, he was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel and appointed commandant of the School of Musketry. Promoted to colonel in 1906, he was appointed Commander of 13th Infantry Brigade in Dublin on 12 May 1907, with the temporary rank of brigadier-general. Promoted to major-general on 31 October 1910, on 31 March 1912 he became General Officer Commanding 2nd London Division.
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