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 Regiment 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

Educated at Eton College,^[1] Corkram was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1893.^[2] He served on the Nile Expedition in 1898 and in the Second Boer War.^[2]

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.^[1]

After the War he became Commanding Officer of the Grenadier Guards Regiment and then went on to be Commandant of the Senior Officers' School.^[2] 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.^[2] He retired in 1932.^[2]

In retirement he became Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons.^[1] He died in a shooting accident.^[1]

Family

In 1904 he married Winifred Maud Ricardo; they went to have one daughter and two sons.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} The late Major-General Sir Charles Corkran Hansard, 7 February 1939
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ The Peerage.com

Military offices
Preceded by Herbert Shoubridge	Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1923–1927	Succeeded by Eric Girdwood
Preceded by Lord Ruthven	GOC London District 1928–1932	Succeeded by Albemarle Cator

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Name	Corkran, Charles
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Date of birth	20 August 1872
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Date of death	9 January 1939
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