Blackader, Charles Guinand
- Date of birth:
- September 20th, 1869 (Richmond/Surrey, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- April 2nd, 1921 (Millbank/City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom)
- Buried on:
- Putney Vale Cemetery
Plot: K. Grave: 200. - Nationality:
- British
Biography
His medals were purchased by the Leicestershire Regiment at auction in November 2014.
Promotions:
July 22, 1890: Lieutenant
March 3, 1896: Captain
November 18, 1904: Major
?: Lieutenant Colonel
?: Colonel
1915: Brigadier General
January 1, 1918: Major General
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Mentioned in Dispatches
- Unit:
- 1st Battalion, West African Frontier Force, British Army
- Awarded on:
- May 23rd, 1899
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- The Leicestershire Regiment
- Awarded on:
- February 8th, 1901
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- The Leicestershire Regiment
- Awarded on:
- September 10th, 1901
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- The Leicestershire Regiment
- Awarded on:
- September 27th, 1901
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Lieutenant-Colonel
- Unit:
- 2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, Garhwal Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division, British Indian Army
- Awarded on:
- February 17th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Garhwal Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division, British Indian Army
- Awarded on:
- August 7th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Brigadier
- Unit:
- Headquarters, Garhwal Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division, British Indian Army
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 38th (Welsh) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1917
Submitted by General Haig on 13th November, 1916.
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Temporary Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 38th (Welsh) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1918
Commandeur in de Leopoldsorde / Commandeur de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 38th (Welsh) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 38th (Welsh) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1918
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Unit:
- Headquarters, 38th (Welsh) Division, British Army
- Awarded on:
- October 10th, 1918
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- The Leicestershire Regiment
- Period:
- Second Boer War (1899-1902)
- Rank:
- Captain
- Unit:
- The Leicestershire Regiment
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major-General
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Major-General
Sources
- - Jenkins, R., "'Old Black': the Life of Major General C.G. Blackader, 1869–1921" (2006)
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30568/supplement/3093/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30568/supplement/3094/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30945/supplement/11944/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27359/page/6313/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29886/supplement/2/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/26072/page/4045/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27353/page/5940/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30450/supplement/9/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29072/supplement/1661/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29256/supplement/7851/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29890/supplement/193/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29422/supplement/2/data.pdf
- Royal Leicestershire Regiment
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