Charles Foulkes (British Army officer)

Not to be confused with Charles Foulkes (Canadian Army officer).

Charles Foulkes
Born1 February 1875
Bangalore, India[1]
Died6 May 1969 (aged 94)
Hampshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1894–1930
RankMajor general
Service number20501
CommandsOrdnance Survey of Scotland
31st (Fortress) Company
'L' Company
11th (Field) Company
Battles / warsWorld War I
Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
( Scotland)
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team

Major-General Charles Howard Foulkes, CB, CMG, DSO (1 February 1875 – 6 May 1969) was a Royal Engineers officer in the British Army and also a British international field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in the bronze medal-winning team. He saw service in World War I and, following the first German use of gas on 22 April 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres, became Britain's chief advisor on gas warfare. He also advised on the use of gas to suppress the uprisings in Afghanistan (1919) and Waziristan (1920), but gas was never actually deployed in these conflicts.[2]

  1. ^ "Maj Gen Charles Howard Foulkes, CB, CMG, DSO (1875–1969)". Bloody Sunday. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Charles Foulkes". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.