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'''Charles Gilbert Carnegy''' {{postnominal|MVO}} (29 June 1864 – 23 April 1928) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer.
'''Charles Gilbert Carnegy''' {{postnominal|MVO}} (29 June 1864 – 23 April 1928) was an [[English people|English]] first-class [[cricket]]er and [[British Army]] officer.


The son of Major-General [[Alexander Carnegy]] {{postnominal|CB}}, he was born in [[British India]] in June 1864. Carnegy was educated in England at [[Clifton College]], before attending the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1912|last1=Borwick|first1=F.|last2=King|first2=J. E.|publisher=[[J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd]]|location=Bristol|year=1912|page=107|url=https://archive.org/details/b28994553|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from there into the [[Worcestershire Regiment]] as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in August 1884.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25389|date=22 August 1884|page=3830}}</ref> Soon after he was transferred to the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25437|date=30 January 1885|page=430}}</ref> followed by a further transfer to the [[Bombay Staff Corps]] in March 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25734|date=30 August 1887|page=4697}}</ref> He [[Burmese resistance movement 1885–1895|fought against the Burmese resistance movement]] from 1886 to 1888,<ref name="BOOK"/> in addition to being appointed [[aide-de-camp]] to his father in India in June 1887.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25727|date=5 August 1887|page=4243}}</ref> He was later promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in August 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26672|date=18 October 1895|page=5694}}</ref>  
The son of Major-General [[Alexander Carnegy]] {{postnominal|CB}}, he was born in [[British India]] in June 1864. Carnegy was educated in England at [[Clifton College]], before attending the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].<ref name="BOOK">{{cite book |title=Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1912|last1=Borwick|first1=F.|last2=King|first2=J. E.|publisher=[[J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd]]|location=Bristol|year=1912|page=107|url=https://archive.org/details/b28994553|language=en}}</ref> He graduated from there into the [[Worcestershire Regiment]] as a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in August 1884.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25389|date=22 August 1884|page=3830}}</ref> Soon after he was transferred to the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25437|date=30 January 1885|page=430}}</ref> followed by a further transfer to the [[Bombay Staff Corps]] in March 1886.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25734|date=30 August 1887|page=4697}}</ref> He [[Burmese resistance movement 1885–1895|fought against the Burmese resistance movement]] from 1886 to 1888,<ref name="BOOK"/> in addition to being appointed [[aide-de-camp]] to his father in India in June 1887.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=25727|date=5 August 1887|page=4243}}</ref> He was later promoted to [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in August 1895.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26672|date=18 October 1895|page=5694}}</ref>


While in India, he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on seven occasions in the [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay Presidency Match]] between 1892 and 1902.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13125/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Carnegy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Carnegy scored 75 runs in these seven matches, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of exactly 8 and a high score of 15.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13125/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Carnegy|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Having been previously promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]], he was later promoted to [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] in February 1909, while serving as commandant with the [[107th Pioneers]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28259|date=11 June 1909|page=4483}}</ref> Carnegy was made a member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]], 4th Class in December 1911.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28559|date=8 December 1911|page=9364}}</ref> He later served during the [[First World War]], being assigned to the [[East Surrey Regiment]] in November 1914,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28988|date=27 November 1914|page=10113|supp=y}}</ref> with him being placed in command of a battalion in September 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28988|date=27 November 1914|page=10113|supp=y}}</ref> He was made a [[Brevet_(military)#United_Kingdom|brevet]] [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|colonel]] in January 1917,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29916|date=23 January 1917|page=925|supp=y}}</ref> and commanded the 52nd Graduated Battalion, [[Rifle Brigade]] in the latter stages of the war.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31260|date=28 March 1919|page=4175|supp=y}}</ref> Carnegy died suddenly on 23 April 1928 at [[Stutton, Suffolk]]. He was a member of the wider [[Earl of Northesk|Northesk family]].<ref>Death of distinguished soldier. ''[[Evening Telegraph (Dundee)|Dundee Evening Telegraph]]''. 25 April 1928. p. 1</ref>
While in India, he played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Europeans cricket team]] on seven occasions in the [[Bombay Quadrangular|Bombay Presidency Match]] between 1892 and 1902.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13125/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Charles Carnegy|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Carnegy scored 75 runs in these seven matches, at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of exactly 8 and a high score of 15.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13125/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Carnegy|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 November 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Having been previously promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]], he was later promoted to [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] in February 1909, while serving as commandant with the [[107th Pioneers]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28259|date=11 June 1909|page=4483}}</ref> Carnegy was made a member of the [[Royal Victorian Order]], 4th Class in December 1911.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28559|date=8 December 1911|page=9364}}</ref> He later served during the [[First World War]], being assigned to the [[East Surrey Regiment]] in November 1914,<ref name="ReferenceA">{{London Gazette|issue=28988|date=27 November 1914|page=10113|supp=y}}</ref> with him being placed in command of a battalion in September 1916.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He was made a [[Brevet (military)#United Kingdom|brevet]] [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|colonel]] in January 1917,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=29916|date=23 January 1917|page=925|supp=y}}</ref> and commanded the 52nd Graduated Battalion, [[Rifle Brigade]] in the latter stages of the war.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31260|date=28 March 1919|page=4175|supp=y}}</ref> Carnegy died suddenly on 23 April 1928 at [[Stutton, Suffolk]]. He was a member of the wider [[Earl of Northesk|Northesk family]].<ref>Death of distinguished soldier. ''[[Evening Telegraph (Dundee)|Dundee Evening Telegraph]]''. 25 April 1928. p. 1</ref>


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Charles Carnegy
Personal information
Full nameCharles Gilbert Carnegy
Born29 June 1864
Kurrackel, British India
Died23 April 1928(1928-04-23) (aged 63)
Stutton, Suffolk, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1892/93–1902/03Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 72
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled 20
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 22 November 2022

Charles Gilbert Carnegy Template:Postnominal (29 June 1864 – 23 April 1928) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Major-General Alexander Carnegy Template:Postnominal, he was born in British India in June 1864. Carnegy was educated in England at Clifton College, before attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] He graduated from there into the Worcestershire Regiment as a lieutenant in August 1884.[2] Soon after he was transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment,[3] followed by a further transfer to the Bombay Staff Corps in March 1886.[4] He fought against the Burmese resistance movement from 1886 to 1888,[1] in addition to being appointed aide-de-camp to his father in India in June 1887.[5] He was later promoted to captain in August 1895.[6]

While in India, he played first-class cricket for the Europeans cricket team on seven occasions in the Bombay Presidency Match between 1892 and 1902.[7] Carnegy scored 75 runs in these seven matches, at an average of exactly 8 and a high score of 15.[8] Having been previously promoted to major, he was later promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1909, while serving as commandant with the 107th Pioneers.[9] Carnegy was made a member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th Class in December 1911.[10] He later served during the First World War, being assigned to the East Surrey Regiment in November 1914,[11] with him being placed in command of a battalion in September 1916.[11] He was made a brevet colonel in January 1917,[12] and commanded the 52nd Graduated Battalion, Rifle Brigade in the latter stages of the war.[13] Carnegy died suddenly on 23 April 1928 at Stutton, Suffolk. He was a member of the wider Northesk family.[14]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borwick, F.; King, J. E. (1912). Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1912. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 107.
  2. ↑ "No. 25389". The London Gazette. 22 August 1884. p. 3830.
  3. ↑ "No. 25437". The London Gazette. 30 January 1885. p. 430.
  4. ↑ "No. 25734". The London Gazette. 30 August 1887. p. 4697.
  5. ↑ "No. 25727". The London Gazette. 5 August 1887. p. 4243.
  6. ↑ "No. 26672". The London Gazette. 18 October 1895. p. 5694.
  7. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Charles Carnegy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Carnegy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "No. 28259". The London Gazette. 11 June 1909. p. 4483.
  10. ↑ "No. 28559". The London Gazette. 8 December 1911. p. 9364.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "No. 28988". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 November 1914. p. 10113.
  12. ↑ "No. 29916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1917. p. 925.
  13. ↑ "No. 31260". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1919. p. 4175.
  14. ↑ Death of distinguished soldier. Dundee Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1928. p. 1

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