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635: 855: 806: 276:. An efficient and well-regarded administrator, he commanded a series of detached stations in addition to his regimental duties for the next ten years, eventually rising to take command of the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, in 1912. On the outbreak of the First World War, he commanded his battalion on the Western Front as part of an Indian Army formation; when his superior officer was promoted in early 1915, Blackader succeeded him as commander of the brigade, and led it through the 105: 124: 740: 731:. It appears that Blackader found this task difficult; after Pearse's trial, he is reported to have commented that "I have just done one of the hardest tasks I have ever had to do. I have had to condemn to death one of the finest characters I have ever come across. There must be something very wrong in the state of things that makes a man like that a rebel. I don't wonder that his pupils adored him." 554:, a fellow officer in the battalion, won the garrison tennis cup two years running, and Blackader was recorded to have made a good showing at sports as diverse as billiards and soccer. Blackader had passed the exams for "tactical fitness for command" of a battalion in 1908, and was given command of a battalion and promoted to 422:, who described him as always "cheery and anxious to do his work"; he threw himself fully into the organisation of the force, and within six months of his arrival the battalion was able to be deployed successfully on operations against local slave-traders. This was Blackader's first active service, and saw his first 802:, but from September 1917 onwards it was kept on relatively quiet defensive sectors. The division trained through this period, and in April 1918 was able to mount a limited brigade-size attack, which whilst it involved heavy losses was a clear success in a way that would not have been possible two years earlier. 627:, who wrote that "I had learned to respect him and to trust in his judgement. The manner in which he handled his brigade at Neuve Chapelle was good to see, and his report ... is written as brave and modest men write". His force had taken heavy losses, however; the trailing battalion on the flank, the 2/ 706:
of April 1916, where Blackader's new brigade saw its first active service. Following the Rising, many of those believed by the British authorities to be responsible were tried by military courts; ninety were sentenced to death, of whom fifteen were eventually executed. Blackader, as a senior officer,
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In August 1902, Blackader took up his appointment as adjutant of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, where he would spend the next two years. This was primarily an administrative post – he was the senior regular officer attached to the battalion, and responsible for its organisation
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division, formed from those Territorials and new volunteers who had not volunteered for overseas service. As a result, it was generally undermanned and underequipped, with priority given to equipping its first-line counterpart, and tasked mostly with home defence duties. The 177th Brigade had been
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on 21 March. Their second daughter Joan was born in April 1892, and a year later the battalion transferred again, this time to the West Indies; Blackader was appointed adjutant – the officer responsible for administration – to one wing of the battalion, a force of three companies stationed at
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on 10 March, Three of the attacking battalions reached their objectives, but one was delayed by strong resistance; after clearing the last German trenches, the brigade halted to let the second wave pass through. In the attack, two men were awarded the
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outside the town. These camps were frequently crowded, unhealthy, and badly supplied; few reports have survived on the Balmoral camp, however, and it is not clear how efficient or otherwise Blackader's administration was.
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under cover of the barrage, the right flank of the brigade was caught up in defensive wire, and only one battalion successfully made their way into the German trenches; the brigade lost momentum and dug in.
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The brigade repulsed a heavy attack on the morning of 12 March, but settled into a relatively static position thereafter. On 9 May, the Garhwal Brigade was used as a second wave in the first attacks of the
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Dunn, p. 484, gives it as some point from 23 May to 4 June; Robbins, p. 59, gives "May"; the Army List gives 8 June for the end of Blackader's tenure (p. 51), but 23 May for the start of Cubitt's (p. 54
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The Indian Corps was withdrawn after Loos, and as a result this was Blackader's last major action in command of Indian troops; by the end of November, the Meerut Division had left France.
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in January 1915, and on 8 January Blackader was given the temporary rank of Brigadier-General, assuming command of the Garhwal Brigade in his stead. The Garhwals led the first wave of the
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He left West Africa in January 1899, after a successful posting, but in ill-health; a third of the officers sent with him had died while on secondment, and Blackader had contracted
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of late 1918, but by this point Blackader was no longer in command; he had been invalided home earlier in the year. He died shortly after the war, in 1921, aged 51.
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On 21 June, Blackader was ordered to leave the brigade and go to France; he described the news of the unexpected posting as "like a bombshell". On 9 July, when
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two weeks after his arrival; his departure was delayed, however, by remaining in London to marry. The ceremony took place on 2 October, at a registry office in
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On 1 March 2013, as a result of research into the circumstances of his death by the In From The Cold Project, he was accepted for commemoration by the
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in September 1904, and left for India a few months later to join the regular 1st Battalion. Shortly after his arrival, he was appointed to command the
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with great success. On 21 November 1918, Blackader was appointed to command the Southern District in Ireland, serving until 1 February 1920.
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Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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as well as the poor communication between the division and Corps headquarters, Blackader was named as the preferred replacement by
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Men of the 2nd Leicestershire Regiment, Garhwal Brigade, resting in early September, during preparation for the Battle of Loos.
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Blackader and his wife spent a year and a half in Bermuda, where their daughter Dorothy was born in April 1889, and moved to
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The battalion remained in the town, with the monotony broken by an occasional skirmish with the besiegers, until the
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in Canada when the battalion was transferred there in 1890; shortly after arrival, on 21 March, he was promoted to
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had described Blackader's achievements with 38th Division as "excellent" – but due to illness; according to
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After Aubers Ridge, the corps was then rested in a quiet sector until September, when it deployed for the
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Following the battalion's move up the railway line in July, Blackader was transferred to a new post at
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of Leicester – a move which would have meant leaving the Army – but did not succeed; the job went to
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In late 1897, Blackader was seconded for service in West Africa, as one of the officers recruited by
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The Silent General: Horne of the First Army, A Biography of Haig's Trusted Great War Comrade-in-Arms
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in their United Kingdom Book of Remembrance, until June when his grave had been belatedly found at
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and Blackader had taken permanent command, with the temporary rank of major-general from 12 July.
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battalions and the 2nd Leicesters, was on its right flank. Whilst the attack successfully crossed
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in early October 1899. It saw action with the battalion within a few days of the outbreak of the
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in October, for a second prolonged period of garrison duty broken by occasional raids in the
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Jenkins, Robin (2006). "'Old Black': the Life of Major General C.G. Blackader, 1869–1921".
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Blackader had applied for a home posting in December 1900, as adjutant to a battalion of
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The war the infantry knew 1914–1919 : a chronicle of service in France and Belgium
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After the Indian Army was withdrawn from France, Blackader was posted to a second-line
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on the Western Front, a position he held until retiring due to ill-health in May 1918.
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brigade training in the United Kingdom. In 1916, it was sent to Dublin during the
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at the end of February. Following the advance into Natal, they were stationed in
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on the 30th. Boer forces surrounded Ladysmith after the battle, and began a
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Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
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British generalship on the Western Front 1914–18: defeat into victory
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patronage, and many of its officers had been personally appointed by
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the following day, through which the Leicesters remained in reserve.
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In late May 1918, Blackader was relieved of command and replaced by
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Originally joining the Army in 1888 as a junior officer in the
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The brigade number is taken from archive document DE 6007/266
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The 59th Division was rushed to Ireland in response to the
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and training. At the end of his tenure he was promoted to
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Quarterly Army List for the quarter ending 30th June 1919
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Returning from France in 1887, Blackader studied at the
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in 1915, and a Territorial brigade in Dublin during the
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Memorial to Major General Charles Guinand Blackader in
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chaired a number of courts-martial, including those of
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UCL History Department Alumnus Association Newsletter
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Entry for Charles Guinand Blackader (d. 1921) in the
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in 1917. He was also made a Commander of the Belgian
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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
1808:"BLACKADER, Maj.-Gen. Charles Guinand". (2007). In 1072:. No. 36791. London. 11 June 1902. p. 14. 1774: 1156: 1154: 1022: 359:in France, where he taught at Beaurepaire School. 1518: 1516: 979: 977: 574:, which was mobilised for service as part of the 307:formation which had suffered heavy losses in the 2009: 835:For his service in the war, he was appointed an 1606: 1604: 1151: 631:, lost over half its men and all its officers. 405: 253:of 1916, before being appointed to command the 1557:(Supplement). 22 November 1920. p. 11326. 1513: 974: 2073:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War 2038:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order 1426:Blackader also chaired the courts-martial of 582:. The division was sent to France as part of 37:Blackader as a brigadier general in July 1915 1725:(Supplement). 8 October 1918. p. 11944. 1601: 858:The grave of Major General Charles Blackader 682:in January 1916. 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Index


Richmond
Surrey
England
United Kingdom
Millbank
City of Westminster
London
United Kingdom

British Army
Major-General
Leicestershire Regiment
Leicestershire Regiment
20th (Garhwal) Brigade
177th Brigade
38th (Welsh) Division
Second Boer War
First World War
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Commander of the Order of Leopold
CB
DSO
ADC
British Army
First World War
Western Front
Easter Rising
38th (Welsh) Division

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