Reginald Pole-Carew (British Army officer)

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.

Sir Reginald Pole-Carew
Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew
Born	(1849-05-01)May 1, 1849
Died	September 19, 1924(1924-09-19) (aged 75)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Commands	8th Division 11th Division Guards Brigade 9th Brigade
Battles / wars	Second Anglo-Afghan War Second Boer War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

"A General Group", Vanity Fair, 29 November 1900, depicting Lord Roberts and his commanders. Standing l-r: Plumer, Hunter, Macdonald, Buller, Baden-Powell, Dundonald, Kitchener, Pole-Carew and Carrington. Seated at right: White and French. Roberts' foot rests on the 8 March print of Kruger

Background and family

Pole-Carew was the son of William Pole-Carew (1811–1888) by his wife Frances Anne Buller (d.1902), daughter of John Buller. His father was a descendant of the Pole baronets, of Shute, and served as Member of Parliament for East Cornwall.^[1]

Military career

Pole-Carew was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1869.^[2] 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 of 1899–1902. 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.^[3] As such he was in command of the brigade during the Battle of Modder River on 28 November 1899. In February 1900 he was appointed in command of the Guards Brigade,^[4] shortly before the Relief of Kimberley. He later commanded the 11th Division of the South Africa Field Force,^[5] before becoming General Officer Commanding 8th Division in Southern Ireland in 1903.^[6]

Political career

Pole-Carew was Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament for Bodmin from 1910 to 1916.^[7] In 1911, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cornwall.^[8] He lived at Antony House in Cornwall.^[9]

Family

On 19 February 1901 Pole-Carew married Lady Beatrice Frances Elizabeth Butler, daughter of James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde, in the Guards Chapel, Knightsbridge.^[10] They had two sons, the elder of whom was Sir John Carew Pole, 12th Baronet, and two daughters.^[1]

Decorations

• Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath – 29 November 1900, in recognition of services in connection with the Campaign in South Africa 1899–1900^[11]
• Companion of the Order of the Bath – 25 November 1887^[12]
• Commander of the Royal Victorian Order – 8 March 1901^[13]

References

• Cornwall portal

1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
2. "No. 23496". The London Gazette. 11 May 1869. p. 2744.
3. "No. 27156". The London Gazette. 23 January 1900. p. 430.
4. "Latest intelligence – The War, Western frontier". The Times. No. 36065. London. 14 February 1900. p. 5.
5. Celebrities of the Army
6. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
7. Reginald Pole-Carew They work for you
8. "No. 28552". The London Gazette. 21 November 1911. p. 8451.
9. "William Pye - Antony Cone". Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
10. "The wedding of General Pole Carew ...". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1966. 22 February 1901. p. 4.
11. "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2695.
12. "No. 25761". The London Gazette. 25 November 1887. p. 6373.
13. "No. 27292". The London Gazette. 8 March 1901. p. 1648.

Military offices
Preceded by Hugh McCalmont	General Officer Commanding the 8th Division 1903–1905	Succeeded by William Knox
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Cecil Grenfell	Member of Parliament for Bodmin December 1910 – 1916	Succeeded by Charles Hanson