Havelock Charles

Sir Havelock Charles, Bt
File:Sir Havelock Charles.jpg Sir Havelock Charles in the 1920s
Born	10 March 1858
Died	27 October 1934
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Indian Army
Rank	Major General
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India

Major General Sir Richard Henry Havelock Charles, 1st Baronet GCVO KCSI (10 March 1858 – 27 October 1934) was a noted doctor, and Serjeant Surgeon to King George V.

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Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

He was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, the sixth son of David Hughes Charles MD and Annie Elizabeth Allen, and named after Sir Henry Havelock, who had died two months earlier. Havelock Charles was educated at Queen's College, Cork, before joining the Indian Medical Service where he attained the rank of Major General. He was appointed physician to the Prince of Wales and Serjeant Surgeon to King George V from 1910–1928. Havelock Charles married Gertrude Seton Gordon, and they had two children, Sir Allen Aitcheson Havelock Charles, 2nd Baronet, and Sir Noel Charles, 3rd Baronet.

Havelock Charles died at his home in Manchester Square, London W1, and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

He was succeeded as 2nd Baronet by his son, Captain Sir Allen Aitcheson Havelock Charles, who established the Richard Havelock Charles Scholarships and Medals at Queen's University Belfast in his honour.

References

• Dictionary of Irish Biography
• Dictionary of Irish Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2002, nine volumes, eds. James McGuire and James Quinn, Cambridge, 2009. ISBN 0-521-63331-1