Charles Grant (British Army officer)

Sir Charles Grant
Born	1877
Died	1950
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1897 - 1940
Rank	General
Commands held	3rd Bn Coldstream Guards 137 (Staffordshire) Brigade 8th Infantry Brigade 53rd (Welsh) Division London District Scottish Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order

General Sir Charles John Cecil Grant KCB KCVO DSO (1877–1950) was a British Army General during World War II.

Military career

Charles Grant was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1897.^[1] He served in the Second Boer War in South Africa from 1899 to 1902.^[1]

He also served in World War I initially as a Brigade Major for 3rd Infantry Brigade which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force deployed to France in 1914.^[1] He was a General Staff Officer in various formations before becoming temporary Commander of 1st Infantry Brigade in 1917.^[1] In 1918 he was assigned to General Headquarters of the French Army, as a liaison officer between General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff and French Marshal Ferdinand Foch.^[1]

He became Commanding Officer of 3rd Bn Coldstream Guards in 1919 moving on to join the General Staff in Egypt in 1921.^[1] In 1925 he became Commander of 137 (Staffordshire) Brigade and in 1927 Commander of 8th Infantry Brigade.^[1]

In 1930 he became General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Division and in 1932 Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding London District.^[1] In 1937 he was appointed General Officer Commanding in Chief of Scottish Command and Governor of Edinburgh Castle retiring from that post in 1940.^[1]

He was also Honorary Colonel of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry from 1930 to 1946.^[1]

He lived at Pitchford Manor^[2] in Shropshire.^[3]

Family

He was married to Sybil and had one son.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Pitchford Place
3. ^ Pitchford Estate
4. ^ Pitchford Estate: History

Military offices
Preceded by Albemarle Cator	GOC London District 1932–1934	Succeeded by Sir Bertram Sergison-Brooke
Preceded by Sir Archibald Cameron	GOC-in-C Scottish Command 1937–1940	Succeeded by Sir Harold Carrington

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Name	Grant, Charles
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Date of birth	1877
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Date of death	1950
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