Charlton Spinks
Sir Charlton Watson Spinks (* 1877, † October 24, 1959 ) was a British Major General and Sirdar ( commander ) of the Egyptian Army.
Life
Spinks came on 17 March 1900 as a sub- lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in the British Army. He was involved from 1902 to 1904 in military operations in northern Nigeria today, and participated as an officer in the First World War. On November 19, 1924, the Sirdar of the Egyptian army Lee Stack was mortally wounded in Cairo by Egyptian nationalists and died the next day. Because of his assassination the UK government exerted political pressure on Egypt, who had to resign Saad Zaghlul Pasha on November 24, 1924 episode. Spinks was successor Lee stacks. Through the alliance agreement dated August 26, 1936 Britain renounced certain reserved rights in Egypt and pulled his troops back to the Sueskanalzone, which is but secured the right to access the Egyptian transport and communication system in the event of war. The Office of the Sirdar of Egypt was abolished, Spinks withdrew into retirement.
Spinks was married coming from Canada Marguerite Coleman, 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 Order of the Nile
- DSO Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy