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'''Charles George Hawes''' [[Companion of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (1890-1963) was a British engineer, hydrologist and colonial administrator in the [[Indian Engineering Service]].<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Times]]'', 1 January 1964, p.17</ref><ref name="auto">''Who was Who'' Vol. VI (1961-70), (London, 1972), p.505.</ref> He became Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of [[Sind]] and also served with distinction in both World Wars.<ref name="auto"/>
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'''Charles George Hawes''' [[Companion of the Indian Empire|CIE]] [[Military Cross|MC]] (1890–1963) was a British engineer, hydrologist and colonial administrator in the [[Indian Engineering Service]].<ref>Obituary in ''[[The Times]]'', 1 January 1964, p.17</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-57154|title=Hawes, Charles George, (7 March 1890–30 Dec. 1963), hydrological and irrigation consultant; Indian Service of Engineers (retired)|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U57154|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1}}</ref><ref name="auto">''Who was Who'' Vol. VI (1961-70), (London, 1972), p.505.</ref> He became Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of [[Sind]] and also served with distinction in both World Wars.<ref name="auto"/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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In 1919 he returned to India as Resident Assistant Engineer of the Bombay Public Works Department. In 1922 he was transferred to the province of Sind and was appointed successively; Executive Engineer (1922–34), Superintending Engineer at the Northern Sind Circle (1935–40) and Chief Engineer and Secretary  to the Government of Sind (1941–43).<ref name="auto1">{{cite journal|url=http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/iicep.1965.9323|title=Charles George Hawes obituary, Institute of Chartered Engineers, retrieved July 2015|journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers|date=September 1965|volume=32|issue=1|pages=156–157|doi=10.1680/iicep.1965.9323}}</ref> He was appointed [[Companion of the Indian Empire|CIE]] in the [[1939 Birthday Honours]].<ref name="auto2">''Who was Who'' p.505</ref>
In 1919 he returned to India as Resident Assistant Engineer of the Bombay Public Works Department. In 1922 he was transferred to the province of Sind and was appointed successively; Executive Engineer (1922–34), Superintending Engineer at the Northern Sind Circle (1935–40) and Chief Engineer and Secretary  to the Government of Sind (1941–43).<ref name="auto1">{{cite journal|url=http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/article/10.1680/iicep.1965.9323|title=Charles George Hawes obituary, Institute of Chartered Engineers, retrieved July 2015|journal=Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers|date=September 1965|volume=32|issue=1|pages=156–157|doi=10.1680/iicep.1965.9323}}</ref> He was appointed [[Companion of the Indian Empire|CIE]] in the [[1939 Birthday Honours]].<ref name="auto2">''Who was Who'' p.505</ref>


From 1943 to 1945 he served as temporary Brigadier in the Royal Egineers at India Command's GHQ (Engineer-in-Chief's branch).<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.generals.dk/general/Hawes/Charles_George/Great_Britain.html|title=Generals of World War II, retrieved July 2015}}</ref>
From 1943 to 1945 he served as temporary Brigadier in the Royal Egineers at India Command's GHQ (Engineer-in-Chief's branch).<ref name="auto2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://generals.dk/general/Hawes/Charles_George/Great_Britain.html|title=Biography of Brigadier Charles George Hawes (1890 – 1963), Great Britain|website=generals.dk}}</ref>


== Later life ==
== Later life ==
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Charles George Hawes

Born(1890-03-07)7 March 1890
Nuddea, Bengal, India
Died30 December 1963(1963-12-30) (aged 73)
EducationBedford Modern School
Known forChief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of Sind

Charles George Hawes CIE MC (1890–1963) was a British engineer, hydrologist and colonial administrator in the Indian Engineering Service.[1][2][3] He became Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of Sind and also served with distinction in both World Wars.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Charles George Hawes was born on 7 March 1890.[3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the City and Guilds College from where he graduated in 1911 with the degree of B.Sc.. After spending one year with the Special Reserve of Officers, he joined the Indian Engineering Service in 1912 as Assistant Engineer in the Bombay Public Works Department. In this capacity he worked on the construction of the Bhandadara Dam and the Bhatghar Dam.[4]

During the First World War Hawes served in the Royal Engineers (Signals) at Gallipoli, Palestine and Egypt from 1915-1919. He commanded the 54th Divisional Signal Company for two years and was awarded the Military Cross.[4][5]

In 1919 he returned to India as Resident Assistant Engineer of the Bombay Public Works Department. In 1922 he was transferred to the province of Sind and was appointed successively; Executive Engineer (1922–34), Superintending Engineer at the Northern Sind Circle (1935–40) and Chief Engineer and Secretary to the Government of Sind (1941–43).[4] He was appointed CIE in the 1939 Birthday Honours.[6]

From 1943 to 1945 he served as temporary Brigadier in the Royal Egineers at India Command's GHQ (Engineer-in-Chief's branch).[6][7]

Later life[edit | edit source]

After the War Hawes retired from the Indian Engineering Service and settled at South Brent, Devon. He continued to act as a consultant on various irrigation projects, particularly in Africa.[4][8][9][10]

Hawes married Marion Terrick Sworder and they had two daughters.[6] He died on 30 December 1963.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Obituary in The Times, 1 January 1964, p.17
  2. "Hawes, Charles George, (7 March 1890–30 Dec. 1963), hydrological and irrigation consultant; Indian Service of Engineers (retired)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U57154. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Who was Who Vol. VI (1961-70), (London, 1972), p.505.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Charles George Hawes obituary, Institute of Chartered Engineers, retrieved July 2015". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 32 (1): 156–157. September 1965. doi:10.1680/iicep.1965.9323.
  5. Who was Who Vol. VI (1961-70), (London, 1972), p.505
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Who was Who p.505
  7. "Biography of Brigadier Charles George Hawes (1890 – 1963), Great Britain". generals.dk.
  8. C.G. Hawes, 'Report on the Possibilities of Development of the Kafue River and the Organisation of the Water Development and Irrigation Department', (Lusaka, 1951)
  9. C.G. Hawes, 'Sharing the Waters of the Nile', (Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1953).
  10. C.G. Hawes, 'The Effect of Restricting the Outflow of Lake Victoria in Egypt and the Sudan' (1956, Foreign Office 371/119064)