Charles Budworth

Major General Charles Edward Dutton Budworth, CB, CMG, MVO (3 October 1869 – 15 July 1921) was a British soldier who served as an artillery officer during the Second Boer War and the First World War.[1][2]

Charles Budworth
Born	3 October 1869
Died	15 July 1921 (aged 51) Simla, India
Buried	Simla Old Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1889–1921
Rank	Major General
Unit	Royal Field Artillery
Commands held	59th (2nd North Midland) Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Member of the Royal Victorian Order Mentioned in Despatches (10) Commander of the Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia)
Spouse(s)	Helen Blewitt
Relations	Richard Budworth (Brother) David Budworth (Son) Philip John Budworth (Father)

Early life and family

Budworth was the son of Philip John Budworth, of Greensted Hall, Essex.[3] His elder brother Richard Budworth played international rugby union football for England.[4]

Budworth married Winifred Nickalls, daughter of Sir Patteson Nickalls, but was widowed in 1914. He remarried Helen Blewitt, daughter of W. E. Blewitt, in 1918. They had two sons.

Military career

Budworth was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 15 February 1889, promoted to lieutenant on 15 February 1892, and to captain on 29 March 1899. In October that year he was appointed Adjutant of the Honourable Artillery Company of London (HAC), and on 12 January 1900 he commissioned as a captain in the HAC company of the City of London Imperial Volunteers (CIV) bound for service in the Second Boer War. He left for South Africa the following month,[5] and returned with most of the corps in October the same year. The CIV was disbanded in December 1900, and he went back to regular service with the Royal Artillery.[6] He received the 1902 King Edward VII Coronation Medal for his service with the HAC during the coronation.[7]

During the First World War, he was General Sir Henry Rawlinson's senior artillery adviser, at IV Corps (October 1915 to March 1916) and at Fourth Army from May 1916 until the Armistice in November 1918.[8] He played a key role in the Allied Hundred Days Offensive at the Battles of Hamel, Amiens, and the final attack on the Hindenburg Line.[9] He was ten times mentioned in despatches.[10]

In 1919 Budworth was appointed to command 59th (2nd North Midland) Division, which trained drafts for service in Egypt and the Black Sea until it was demobilised.[11]

Budworth became Inspector of Royal Artillery in India and was still serving in that role when he died in Simla, British India, on 15 July 1921; he was buried in Simla Old Cemetery.[12]

References

1. 'BUDWORTH, Maj.-Gen. Charles Edward Dutton', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 10 Aug 2014
2. Major-Gen. C. E. D. Budworth. The Times (London), Tuesday, 19 July 1921; pg. 13; Issue 42776. (362 words)
3. "Memorial of the parishes of Greensted-Budworth, Chipping Ongar and High Laver, with an account of the families of Cleeve and Budworth". Bearded Dwarf. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. p. 1:7. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
5. "The War – The Imperial Yeomanry". The Times (36056). London. 3 February 1900. p. 12.
6. "City of London Imperial Volunteers". AIM25. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
7. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36931). London. 21 November 1902. p. 5.
8. Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 4: The Army Council, GHQs, Armies, and Corps 1914–1918, London: HM Stationery Office, 1944/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-43-6, pp. 99 and 153.
9. Gregory Blaxland, Amiens: 1918, London: Frederick Muller, 1968/Star, 1981, ISBN 0-352-30833-8, pp. 168 and 233.
10. "Charles Edward Dutton Budworth". Traces of War. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
11. Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-39-8, p. 23.
12. "Charles Edward Dutton Budworth". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 June 2020.