Sir Charles Hanson, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Charles Edwin Bourne Hanson, 2nd Baronet (1874–1958) was a British Army officer and stockbroker who was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1939.[1]
His father was Sir Charles Augustin Hanson, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1917–18.
Hanson was an officer in the 3rd The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), a (Militia) Battalion stationed in Halifax, Yorkshire. The battalion was embodied for service in January 1900 during the Second Boer War,[2] and Hanson left to join the fight in South Africa on the SS Bavarian two months later.[3] He was promoted to major on 16 August 1900.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 34602". The London Gazette. 24 February 1939. p. 1305.
- ^ a b Hart′s Army list, 1901
- ^ "The War – Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36092. London. 17 March 1900. p. 9.
