Charles Metcalfe (British Army officer)

Charles Metcalfe
Born	7 February 1856 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	1912
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1874-1910
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	2nd Bn the Rifle Brigade 6th Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Charles Theophilus Evelyn Metcalfe CB (7 February 1856 - 1912) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 6th Division.

Military career

Educated at Malvern Wells, Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,^[1] Metcalfe was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade in 1874 and took part in the Burma expedition in 1886 and then joined the Tochi Field Force on the North West Frontier of India in 1897.^[2] He served as Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade during the Second Boer War taking part in the Siege of Ladysmith and then became Brigadier-General commanding the Troops in Mauritius in 1902.^[2] He was appointed General Officer Commanding 6th Division in Southern Ireland in 1909^[3] and retired in 1910.^[2]

References

1. ^ Cork Past and Present
2. ^ ^{a b c} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
3. ^ Army Commands

Military offices
Preceded by Lawrence Parsons	General Officer Commanding the 6th Division 1909–1910	Succeeded by William Pulteney