Charles Godwin
Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Alexander Campbell Godwin KCB CMG DSO* (28 October 1873 – 18 July 1951) was a cavalry officer in the British Indian Army.
Sir Charles Godwin KCB CMG DSO | |
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| Birth name | Charles Alexander Campbell Godwin |
| Born | 28 October 1873 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 18 July 1951 (age 77) Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Indian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Madras Lancers 23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force) |
| Commands held | 6th Mounted Brigade 10th Cavalry Brigade 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade Secunderabad Garrison Staff College, Quertta Peshawar District |
| Battles/wars | North West Frontier 1901-1902 Mahsud Blockade 1902 First World War North West Frontier 1930 |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
Godwin was born in Agra, the son of Colonel Charles Henry Young Godwin, an Army surgeon, and Grace Mitilda Campbell. He initially joined the Madras Lancers, then transferred to the 23rd Cavalry a Frontier Force regiment. He fought in operations in India, on the North West Frontier and in the First World War, commanding Indian cavalry brigades, garrisons, and districts. He was also appointed an aide-de-camp to King George V.
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