HARINGTON, CHARLES HARINGTON, Captain,
was born in Chichester 31 May 1872, son of E J Harington, of 11 Inverness
Terrace, Hyde Park, London, and of Mrs Harington, Friston Lodge, Eastbourne.
He was educated at Cheltenham College, and the RMC, Sandhurst; joined the
King's Liverpool Regiment as Second Lieutenant 9 January 1892; became
Lieutenant 4 February 1895; was Adjutant, King's Liverpool Regiment, 17
November 1897 to 1 November 1899. He was employed on Special Service in the
South African War 2 November 1899 to 22 November 1901. He was present at the
Relief of Ladysmith; operations in Natal, March to June, 1900, including
action at Laing's Nek; operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to
November 1900; operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899. He was
mentioned in Despatches (Sir R H Buller, 30 March and 9 November 1900 [London
Gazette, 8 February 1901]); received the Queen's Medal with three clasps, and
was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19
April, 1901]: "Charles Harington Harington, Captain, The Liverpool Regiment.
In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The
Insignia, etc, were presented by HM the King 3 June 1901. He became Captain
21 March 1900; was appointed Officer, Company of Gentlemen Cadets, RM College,
18 February 1903. Captain Harington was specially employed, HQ of Army, 15
April to 30 November 1909; appointed GSO, 3rd Grade, HQ of Army, 1 December
1909 to 30 September 1911; became Brevet Major 21 February 1912, and Brigade
Major, 6th Brigade, Aldershot Command, 27 September 1911 to 30 September 1913;
was specially employed in the War Office 20 March to 4 August 1914; became
Major 15 April 1914; appointed GSO, 2nd Grade, 5 August 1914 to 20 April 1915,
and GSO, 1st Grade, 21 April to 12 September 1915. He served in the European
War from 1914 (Despatches; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel 18 February 1915; Brevet
Colonel 3 June 1916; appointed BGGS;
Temporary Brigadier General, General Staff, 13 September 1915; appointed MGGS;
Temporary Major General, General Staff, 5 June, 1916). He received the CB 1
January 1917; was promoted Major General 1 January 1918; appointed Deputy
Chief of the Imperial General Staff 29 April, 1918, and Member of Army
Council. He was created a KCB in 1919. Sir Charles Harington married, in
1934, Gladys Norah, eldest daughter of Colonel O'D C Grattan, DSO
