Charles Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville
Major-General Charles John Sackville-West, 4th Baron Sackville, KBE CB CMG (10 August 1870 – 8 May 1962) was a British Army general and peer who served throughout the First World War and reached the rank of major general. In 1919, he was British Military Representative on the Supreme War Council and from 1920 to 1924 he was military attaché in Paris. He inherited his title on 28 January 1928 on the death of his brother, Lionel Edward Sackville-West, 3rd Baron Sackville. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
The Lord Sackville | |
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Charles Sackville-West by William Orpen, 1919 | |
| Birth name | Charles John Sackville-West |
| Born | 10 August 1870 |
| Died | 8 May 1962 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1889 – 1929 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Commands held | 21st Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Manipur War Second Boer War First World War
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| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Spouse(s) | Maud Cecilia Bell Anne Bigelow (née Meredith) |
| Relations | William Edward Sackville-West (father) Georgina Dodwell (mother) Edward Charles Sackville-West (son) Diana Joan Sackville-West (daughter) |
| Other work | Military attaché to France Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey Baron Sackville |
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