Sir Charles Monro, 1st Baronet | |
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Born | At sea on the Maid of Judah | 15 June 1860
Died | 7 December 1929 Westminster, London, England | (aged 69)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1878–1920 |
Rank | General |
Unit | Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
Commands | 13th Brigade 2nd London Division 2nd Division I Corps Third Army Mediterranean Expeditionary Force First Army Commander-in-Chief, India |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War Third Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Baronet Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India |
Other work | Governor of Gibraltar (1923–28) |
General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, KStJ (15 June 1860 – 7 December 1929) was a British Army General in the First World War. He held the post of Commander-in-Chief, India in 1916–1920. From 1923 to 1928 he was the Governor of Gibraltar.