| Charles Carmichael Monro | |
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Gen. Sir Charles Monro |
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| Born | 15 June 1860 born at sea on the Maid of Judah |
| Died | 7 December 1929 (aged 69) Westminster, London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1878 – 1920 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 13th Infantry Brigade 2nd London Division 2nd Division I Corps 3rd Army Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 1st Army British Army in India |
| Battles/wars | World War I Third Anglo-Afghan War |
| Awards | 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 of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, (15 June 1860 – 7 December 1929) was a British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1923 to 1929.
Educated at Sherborne School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Monro was commisissioned into the 2nd Regiment of Foot in 1879.[1][2] He served in the Second Boer War and was present at the Battle of Paardeberg in 1900.[1] In 1907 he was appointed Commander of 13th Infantry Brigade in Dublin and in 1912 he became General Officer Commanding 2nd London Division.[1]
He was deployed to France as General Officer Commanding 2nd Division at the start of World War I and played an important part in the First Battle of Ypres.[1] In December 1914 he became General Officer Commanding I Corps and then in July 1915 he was made General Officer Commanding 3rd Army.[1] After the Gallipoli Campaign, General Ian Hamilton was dismissed as Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and replaced by Charles Monro in October 1915.[1] Monro ordered the evacuation of troops from Gallipoli.[1] In 1916 Monro briefly commanded the British First Army in France before becoming Commander-in-Chief, India later that year.[1] In 1923 he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar.[1]
Monro died in 1929 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.[3]
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Henry Lawson |
General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division August 1914–December 1914 |
Succeeded by Henry Horne |
| Preceded by Douglas Haig |
GOC I Corps December 1914 – July 1915 |
Succeeded by Hubert Gough |
| Preceded by Sir Henry Rawlinson |
Commander of the British First Army 1915 |
Succeeded by Sir Henry Horne |
| Preceded by Sir Beauchamp Duff |
Commander-in-Chief, India 1916–1920 |
Succeeded by The Lord Rawlinson |
| Preceded by Sir Edward Hamilton |
Colonel of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1920–1929 |
Succeeded by Sir Wilkinson Bird |
| Preceded by B. T. L. Thomson |
Honorary Colonel of the 23rd London Regiment 1922–1928 |
Succeeded by The Lord Astor of Hever |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien |
Governor of Gibraltar 1923–1928 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Godley |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baronet (of Bearcrofts) 1920–1929 |
Succeeded by Extinct |
| Heraldic offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir George Callaghan |
King of Arms of the Order of the Bath 1920 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Sir William Pakenham |
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