Sir Charles Clarke, 3rd Baronet
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Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 3rd Baronet GCB
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(13 December 1839 – 22 April 1932) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces
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, 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
and then Lieutenant-General of the Madras Army
between 1893 and 1898.
He was 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.
Upon his death the Baronetcy passed to his nephew Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Bt.
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Sir Charles Mansfield Clarke, 3rd Baronet GCB
Order of the Bath
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(13 December 1839 – 22 April 1932) was Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
In the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces is a senior general in the British Army.From 1904 the Quartermaster-General to the Forces was the Third Military Member of the Army Board.-Responsibilities:...
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Military career
Educated at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
, Clarke was commissioned into the 57th Regiment of Foot in 1856.
He rose to become Commandant-General
Commandant-General
Commandant-General is a rank in several counties and is generally equivalent to that of Commandant.-Italy:Comandante generale , in Fascist Italy's MVSN, was the title of the head of the Blackshirts, held by Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943.Nowadays, is the title held by the commander of the...
of the Colonial Forces of the Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
between 1880 and 1882. He held a series of administrative roles before becoming Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief
A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
and then Lieutenant-General of the Madras Army
Madras Army
The Madras Army was the army of the Presidency of Madras, one of the three presidencies of the British India within the British Empire.The presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company until the Government of India Act 1858 transferred all three...
between 1893 and 1898.
He was Quartermaster-General to the Forces
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
In the United Kingdom, the Quartermaster-General to the Forces is a senior general in the British Army.From 1904 the Quartermaster-General to the Forces was the Third Military Member of the Army Board.-Responsibilities:...
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
Clarke Baronets
There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clarke , two in the Baronetage of England and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
on 25 April 1899.
Upon his death the Baronetcy passed to his nephew Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Bt.
Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet
Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet CBE He married Elfrida Roosevelt, daughter of Alfred Roosevelt, on 19 June 1905....
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CBE
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