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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/
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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 β 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 β the officer responsible for administration β to one wing of the battalion, a force of three companies stationed at
382:, and his biographer notes that it was "clearly in haste" β their first child was born six and a half months after the wedding. Such an early wedding was very unusual for a junior officer at this period; on average, army officers did not marry until their mid-thirties.
366:, where he was regarded as a generally promising pupil; his marks were highest in administrative and academic subjects, but lower in drawing and physical education. He left Sandhurst in August 1888, and joined the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (later the
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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.
586:, seeing its first action in the trenches on 29 October. On 19 December a force under Blackader's command staged a successful attack on the German trenches, though the attack was overshadowed by the beginning of the
498:; this had been approved in August 1901, subject to his being released from duties in South Africa. However, the transfer was delayed, and he did not leave for home until June 1902, when he sailed on board the SS
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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
550:, a lawyer and ex-Army officer who had made a career in the police. He settled into the undemanding life of a home posting, with an active social as well as sporting calendar; he and
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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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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.
647:, without success; they saw action again on the night of 15 May, where the leading battalions met heavy resistance and Blackader was forced to call off the attack.
331:) on 20 September 1869. His father, Charles George Blackader, was a teacher to a small number of boarding pupils; he had come from an Army family, and taught at
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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
654:. The initial attack was to be made by three divisions, with the Meerut Division leading the attack on the Indian front; Blackader's brigade, with two
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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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874:, survived by his wife and two daughters, and leaving a small estate of just under Β£450. There is a memorial to him in the regimental chapel in
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295:; following the Rising, Blackader presided over a number of the resulting courts-martial, including those of several of the signatories to 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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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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After Aubers Ridge, the corps was then rested in a quiet sector until September, when it deployed for the
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of Leicester β a move which would have meant leaving the Army β 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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in their United Kingdom Book of Remembrance, until June when his grave had been belatedly found at
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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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brigade training in the United Kingdom. In 1916, it was sent to Dublin during the
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1389:"History of the 59th (2nd North Midland) Division, 1914-1918"
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771:. Under Watts, the division successfully took its objective,
1777:"The Monuments of St Martin's Cathedral: St George's Chapel"
1948:"Royal Leicestershire Regiment Records 1901-1995 (DE 5891)"
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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
351:, where his father headed the education department at the
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Quarterly Army List for the quarter ending 30th June 1919
1068:"The Army in South Africa - the Coronation contingent".
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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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Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914β1918 (France)
1808:"BLACKADER, Maj.-Gen. Charles Guinand". (2007). In
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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.
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858:The grave of Major General Charles Blackader
682:in January 1916. The 59th was a second-line
542:In the summer of 1907, he applied to become
502:with troops returning for the Coronation of
2063:Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium)
1372:(Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 550.
1253:(Supplement). 26 January 1915. p. 878.
676:177th (2/1st Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade
2043:Royal West African Frontier Force officers
1627:(Supplement). 20 March 1919. p. 3732.
847:, and awarded both the Belgian and French
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1705:(Supplement). 8 March 1918. p. 3094.
1685:(Supplement). 8 March 1918. p. 3093.
1567:Farr, p. 97; Robbins, p. 59; Ekins, p. 61
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727:, five of the seven signatories to the
566:In August 1914, on the outbreak of the
2048:Royal Leicestershire Regiment officers
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2093:Deaths from liver cancer in England
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1179:. 10 September 1912. p. 6700.
1101:. 16 September 1902. p. 5962.
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883:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
841:Companion of the Order of the Bath
729:Proclamation of the Irish Republic
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433:as well as suffering an attack of
297:Proclamation of the Irish Republic
205:Companion of the Order of the Bath
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680:59th (2nd North Midland) Division
364:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
213:Commander of the Order of Leopold
839:to the King in 1916, and made a
452:on 20 October, and again at the
440:Blackader joined his company in
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182:Southern District, Irish Command
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1959:The National Archives (2010).
1946:The National Archives (2010).
1643:. London: HMSO. 1919. p.
1140:Jenkins, pp. 108β09; also see
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1885:"The real Captain Blackadder"
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1002:. 3 March 1896. p. 1270.
368:Royal Leicestershire Regiment
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2098:People from Richmond, London
1826:Dunn, Captain J. C. (1994).
1501:Archive document DE 6007/271
1189:Archive document DE 6007/157
755:was removed from command of
584:Indian Expeditionary Force A
406:West Africa and the Boer War
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2078:British Army major generals
2058:People of the Easter Rising
1775:Leicester Research (2001).
1467:Flanagan, Frank M. (1997).
1142:"Hall-Dalwood, Lt-Col John"
921:A Cambridge Alumni Database
798:in the early stages of the
512:Distinguished Service Order
416:West African Frontier Force
266:West African Frontier Force
209:Distinguished Service Order
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1938:With the Indians in France
1442:"The 1916 Easter Uprising"
923:. University of Cambridge.
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508:Queen's South Africa Medal
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1990:GOC 38th (Welsh) Division
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1740:In From The Cold Project.
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337:Clifton College, Bristol
278:Battle of Neuve Chapelle
1913:Robbins, Simon (2005).
697:Leicestershire Regiment
262:Leicestershire Regiment
167:Leicestershire Regiment
156:Leicestershire Regiment
1883:French, David (2003).
1845:Ekins, Ashley (2010).
1344:Willcocks, pp. 330β335
1335:Willcocks, pp. 327β328
1317:Willcocks, pp. 281β283
1308:Willcocks, pp. 273β277
1299:Willcocks, pp. 224β225
1272:Willcocks, pp. 210β219
1225:Willcocks, pp. 166β167
1216:Willcocks, pp. 150β152
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576:20th (Garhwal) Brigade
518:Home service and India
510:, and was awarded the
313:Hundred Days Offensive
171:20th (Garhwal) Brigade
1795:CWGC Casualty record.
1387:Baker, Chris (2009).
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800:Third Battle of Ypres
757:38th (Welsh) Division
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693:Lincolnshire Regiment
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621:Indian Order of Merit
580:7th (Meerut) Division
465:relief column arrived
450:Battle of Talana Hill
424:mention in despatches
414:for the newly raised
301:38th (Welsh) Division
255:38th (Welsh) Division
179:38th (Welsh) Division
134:Years of service
1818:Death notice in the
1440:Stratford, Stephen.
1393:The Long, Long Trail
971:Jenkins, pp. 102β03.
887:Putney Vale Cemetery
870:on 2 April 1921, at
533:Purandhar Sanatorium
274:defence of Ladysmith
16:British Army general
1783:on 27 October 2009.
1469:"Patrick H. Pearse"
1448:on 16 December 2010
1082:Jenkins, pp. 106-7.
1049:Jenkins, pp. 105-6.
1040:Jenkins, pp. 104-5.
1031:Jenkins, pp. 103-4.
876:Leicester Cathedral
862:Blackader died, of
811:Leicester Cathedral
761:Battle of the Somme
629:39th Garhwal Rifles
558:in September 1912.
454:Battle of Ladysmith
309:Battle of the Somme
88:City of Westminster
1965:Access to Archives
1952:Access to Archives
1864:Farr, Don (2007).
1830:. London: Abacus.
1722:The London Gazette
1702:The London Gazette
1682:The London Gazette
1663:The London Gazette
1625:The London Gazette
1555:The London Gazette
1432:Michael O'Hanrahan
1369:The London Gazette
1353:Willcocks, pp. 341
1250:The London Gazette
1176:The London Gazette
1118:The London Gazette
1098:The London Gazette
999:The London Gazette
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488:concentration camp
333:Cheltenham College
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1997:Succeeded by
1975:Military offices
1895:on 20 March 2012.
1875:978-1-874622-99-4
1856:978-1-921497-42-1
1510:Farr, pp. 101β102
1326:Willcocks, p. 304
1290:Willcocks, p. 215
1263:Willcocks, p. 209
914:Jenkins, p. 102;
684:Territorial Force
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372:second lieutenant
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289:Territorial Force
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