Charlton Watson Spinks
Sir Charlton Watson Spinks ( 1877 - October 24, 1959 ) was a British Major General and Sirdar (Commander in Chief) of the Egyptian Army .
Life
Spinks joined the British Army on March 17, 1900 as a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery . He was involved in military operations in the north of what is now Nigeria from 1902 to 1904 and took part in the First World War as an officer. On November 19, 1924, the sirdar of the Egyptian army Lee Stack was fatally wounded by Egyptian nationalists in Cairo and died the next day. Because of his assassination, the British government put political pressure on Egypt, which resulted in the resignation of Egyptian Prime Minister Saad Zaghlul Pasha on November 24, 1924. Spinks succeeded Lee Stack. Through the alliance treaty of August 26, 1936, Great Britain renounced certain reserved rights in Egypt and withdrew its troops to the Suez Canal zone, but secured the right to access the Egyptian transport and communication system in the event of war. The office of Sirdar of Egypt was abolished, Spinks retired.
Spinks was married to Marguerite Coleman from Canada and they had two children: Margaret Coleman Spinks and Joan Nugent Spinks.
Honors
- KBE, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Grand Cordon of the Nile Order
- DSO, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy
Individual evidence
- ^ Vernon A. O'Rourke: The British Position in Egypt. In: Foreign Affairs. P. 698 , accessed on February 27, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Maj. Gen. Sir Charlton Watson Spinks on thepeerage.com , accessed August 19, 2015.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Lee Stack |
Sirdar of the Egyptian Army 1924–1937 |
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Spinks, Charlton Watson |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spinks, Charlton |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British general and last Sirdar of Egypt |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1877 |
DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1959 |