Charles Lawrie (British Army officer)
Major-General Charles Edward Lawrie CB, DSO (1864 – 12 April 1953) was a senior British Army officer.
Charles Lawrie | |
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 Major-general Charles Lawrie by Ambrose McEvoy | |
| Born | 1864 |
| Died | 12 April 1953 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 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 |
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.[1] He saw action with the Jebu Expedition in Nigeria in 1892, the Dongola Expedition in 1896 and the Nile Expedition in 1898 before service in the Second Boer War in 1899.[2] He went on to be Director, Royal Artillery for 19th Division and then Brigadier, Royal Artillery with II Corps before becoming General Officer Commanding 63rd (Royal Naval) Division in February 1917 on the Western Front during the First World War. 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.[3] His youngest son was the cricketer Percy Lawrie.[4]
References
- "No. 25330". The London Gazette. 21 March 1884. p. 1348.
- "The Late Major-General C. E. Lawrie of Ryde" (PDF). Isle of Wight County Press. 18 April 1953. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- Harvey, Trevor Gordon (1 August 2015). "An Army of Brigadiers" (PDF). University of Birmingham. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- District intelligence. Grantham Journal. 8 September 1928. p. 2