Reginald Pole-Carew (British Army officer)
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Sir Reginald Pole-Carew
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Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew
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| Born | 1 May 1849 |
| Died | 19 September 1924 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | 8th Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew KCB CVO (1 May 1849 – 19 September 1924) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 8th Division.
Military career
Pole-Carew was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1869.[1] He served as a staff officer with Lord Roberts in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878 and again served with him during the Second Boer War. He was promoted to the substantive rank of colonel on 27 November 1899, and at the same time appointed in command of the 9th Brigade with the local rank of major-general.[2] He later commanded the 11th Division of the South Africa Field Force,[3] before becoming General Officer Commanding 8th Division in Southern Ireland in 1903.[4] He was Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Bodmin from 1910 to 1916.[5] In 1911, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cornwall.[6]
He lived at Antony House in Cornwall.
Family
In 1901 he married Beatrice Frances Elizabeth Butler, daughter of James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde; they had two sons, the elder of whom was John Carew Pole, and two daughters.[7]
Decorations
- Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB, 1887
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, KCB, 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899-1900[8]
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, CVO, 8 March 1901 [9]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23496. p. 2744. 11 May 1869. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27156. p. 430. 23 January 1900.
- ↑ Celebrities of the Army
- ↑ Army Commands
- ↑ Reginald Pole-Carew They work for you
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28552. p. 8451. 21 November 1911.
- ↑ The Peerage.com
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27306. p. 2695. 19 April 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27292. p. 1648. 8 March 1901.
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 8th Division 1903–1905 |
Succeeded by William Knox |
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Bodmin December 1910 – 1916 |
Succeeded by Charles Hanson |
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- 1849 births
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- British Army generals
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Coldstream Guards officers
- Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall
- UK MPs 1910–18
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Cornwall
- Liberal Unionist Party MPs
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
