Charles Corkran

Sir Charles Corkran
Born	20 August 1872
Died	9 January 1939 (age 66)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1893 - 1932
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	Grenadier Guards 3rd Guards Brigade RMC Sandhurst London District
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Major-General Sir Charles Edward Corkran KCVO CB CMG (20 August 1872 – 9 January 1939) was Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District.

Military career

Born the son of Colonel Charles Seymour Corkran^[1] and educated at Eton College,^[2] Corkran was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in March 1893.^[3] He was promoted to lieutenant on 12 May 1897, and served on the Nile Expedition in 1898. He was appointed adjutant of the 2nd battalion of his regiment in October 1899, was promoted to captain on 30 November 1899,^[4] and left with his regiment for South Africa to serve in the Second Boer War in March 1900.^[3]

He also served in World War I and, as commanding officer of a battalion of the Grenadier Guards, took his men to France in 1914.^[2]

After the war he became commanding officer of the Grenadier Guards Regiment and then went on to be commandant of the Senior Officers' School.^[3] He was appointed commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1923 and then became Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and general officer commanding London District in 1928.^[3] He retired in 1932.^[3]

In retirement he became Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Lords.^[2] He died in a shooting accident.^[2]

Family

In 1904 he married Winifred Maud Ricardo; they had one daughter and two sons.^[1]

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