Charles Lawrie (British Army officer)
Charles Lawrie | |
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Major-General Charles Lawrie by Ambrose McEvoy | |
| Born | 1864 Bromley, Kent, England[1] |
| Died | 12 April 1953 (aged 88-89) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 63rd (Royal Naval) Division |
| Battles / wars | Jebu Expedition Dongola Expedition Nile Expedition Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Charles Edward Lawrie CB, DSO (1864 – 12 April 1953) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Cheam School, Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Lawrie was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 15 February 1884.[2]
He saw action with the Jebu Expedition in Nigeria in 1892, and was appointed Gunnery Instructor at Gibraltar in March 1893.[3] He took part in the Dongola Expedition in 1896 and the Nile Expedition in 1898 before service in the Second Boer War in 1899.[4]
Having been made a captain and brevet major in November 1898,[5] he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in April 1910.[6]
He saw service in the First World War, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in February 1915.[7] He was promoted in April 1915 to colonel but with seniority dating back to December 1914.[8] In June he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general and became the brigadier general, Royal Artillery (BGRA) of the 19th (Western) Division[9] holding this post until December. He was then BGRA of II Corps before becoming general officer commanding (GOC) 63rd (Royal Naval) Division in February 1917, when he was promoted to the temporary major general,[10] on the Western Front. He commanded the division at the Battle of Arras in April 1917 when a German advance was repulsed but at considerable cost to the division.[11] He was reduced in rank to colonel in September 1918.[12]
He remained in the army after the war ended but retired in March 1920 and, having again reverted to colonel, was granted the honorary rank of major general.[13]
Personal life
His youngest son was the cricketer Percy Lawrie.[14]
References
- ^ "We remember: Charles Edward Lawrie". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "No. 25330". The London Gazette. 21 March 1884. p. 1348.
- ^ "No. 26379". The London Gazette. 3 March 1893. p. 1396.
- ^ "The Late Major-General C. E. Lawrie of Ryde" (PDF). Isle of Wight County Press. 18 April 1953. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 27032". The London Gazette. 13 December 1898. p. 8046.
- ^ "No. 28359". The London Gazette. 22 April 1910. p. 2763.
- ^ "No. 29074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1915. p. 1689.
- ^ "No. 29156". The London Gazette. 7 May 1915. p. 4417.
- ^ "No. 29184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1915. p. 5479.
- ^ "No. 29996". The London Gazette. 23 March 1917. p. 2862.
- ^ Harvey, Trevor Gordon (1 August 2015). "An Army of Brigadiers" (PDF). University of Birmingham. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 30912". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 September 1918. p. 11237.
- ^ "No. 31943". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1920. p. 6665.
- ^ District intelligence. Grantham Journal. 8 September 1928. p. 2