Claud Charlton

Brigadier General Claud Edward Charles Graham Charlton CB, CMG, DSO, (born 1871) was a British Army officer and Deputy Lieutenant for Essex.

Life and career

He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Granville Charlton, and served in the Tirah Campaign of 1897-98 and in the Sudan in 1902.

In 1906, he married Gwendoline, daughter of Arthur Whitaker of Cadogan Square, London.

During his career he served with the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery. In World War I, he was mentioned in despatches and was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre. From 1920 to 1923 he commanded West Lancashire Division of the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) and was then Military Attaché at the British Embassy in Washington D.C. from 1923 to 1927.

From 1928, he lived at Great Canfield Park, Takeley, Essex. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for Essex and High Sheriff of that county for 1947-48.^[1]

Honours

• Tirah Campaign Medal (with two clasps), 1897–98
• Sudan Campaign Medal (with clasp), 1902
• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, 1917
• Companion of St.Michael and St.George, 1919
• Companion of the Bath (Military), 1924
• Belgian Croix de Guerre
• Order of Osminieh (3rd class)
• Order of the Medjidie (4th class)
• Defence Medal

References

1. ^ http://tlhs.org.uk/historic_buildings.htm

• Hankinson, C. F. J. (ed.), Debrett's Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage, 1954, Odhams Press, 1954

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