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Charles Metcalfe
Born (1856-02-07)February 7, 1856
Died 1912
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Allegiance United Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Flag of the British Army 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]

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