Evening star., 1923-06-17
New British Army
Attache Here Has
Brilliant Record
Col. Charlton Entitled to
Wear Medals Bestowed
by Many Nations.

The military attache of the British
embassy who succeeds col Hugh
Kcppel Bethel. who bore the title
nf general only temporarily and who
row returns to his regiment a Alder
shot bears a name. which has been
familiar to Washington for the past
fifty years. Though Col. Claud f. O..
q. Charlton is only remotely related
10 the other CharltonS who have
%crved in the Washington embassy
from Great Britain, they all boast Il
common ancestor back in the strug-
giles between the Saxon kings and
their Norman conquerors. Some fifty
years ago William Oswald Charlton
was Il secretary on the staff of Sir
Edward Thornton and while here
married Miss Mary Grant Campbell.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald
Campbell. well known in the social
World. OF the four sons of this mar
age. all have been stationed in
Washington OF close by. and the
Youngest son. Air Commodore Evelyn
lionel Charlton. came to this capital
il 1919 and remained for three years
The eldest brother, Archibald Camp
hell Charlton was for years British
consul general in Baltimore. He now
The other brothers. capt. Villa m
henry and Florian Hubert Charlton.
lave been attached TO the British
establishment here.
The military attache. who arrived
during the past week will be a
brilliant figure when diplomatic uni
forms are in good form. occasions
which become rarer and rarer in this
capital as in all others. Col Charl-
ton has received almost every order
III /, a1~s
across his breast. three of the most
nriZed. which the British government
re&towS. including the Kings corona
ton medal as well as the croiN de
Guerre of Belgium. the OSmanlieh. the
MeGjidie. the latter bestowed for emf
nent services in the Sudan and in the
Egyptian army. Col Charlton is the
son Of the late Lieut.. Col. Richard Bran
vile and he has been connected with
the artillery branch of the British
army ever since his graduation from
tGe royal academy at WOOlWich in
1891. He spent five and a half years
iu India and ten in Egypt. His record
during the late war was exceptionally
militant. as his military decorations
prove.
Mrs. Charlton was Miss Gwendolin
Whitaker. daughter of Mr.. Arthur
Whitaker of Cadogan Square. in Lon
don. The marriage occurred in 1906
and she has accompanied her husband
10 all the various stations to which
he has been assigned since that time
and she served in the nursing corps
on the continent during the war.
There are two children. boy, who
iS fourteen and bears the lengthy
name OF his father. with the addition
Of Whitaker. and a daughter. who is
almost twelve. Gwendolin. and who
viii make a pleasant companion for
Miss Peggy Geddes. who approaches
that interesting age. But other than
the family Of Sir Auckland Geddes.
The staff of the British embassy is
filled with children. who will be play
oates Of the young Charltons. but as
ithr children are of the age when the
British parents seek their entrance
into the schools in which they have
themselves been educated. it is un-
likely that they remain in this coun-
Try except for the summer.
COL Charlton is d keen sportsman.
and though he is not so devoted to
polo as his predecessor. Col. Bethel.
he is as noted for his skill with the
rifle that gentleman was for his
rroweSs on the polo pony. He be-
longs to several hunt clubs and as
his experience extends over Asia and
Africa as we'll as the beaten tracks
"f England. he will be a most accept
able addition to the local organiza-
tionS. even though their most excit-
ing chase IS a paper trail. The new
military attaChe also Fixes to cast
his fly. and he Will use all his leisure
this summer learning the hauntS of
the trout and the bass which are
not too far distant from Washing
ton. Col. Charlton has been with his
regiment almost continuously since
his early ma anhood. though several
times before he has served on dip
lnmatiC mission. He was military
secretary to the expedition in the
Sudan and later to the governor. He
also served with the Sidar and was
.t1a.I 1A L hrE n "a ,rt f,A,
TWO years. He is a linguiSt of dis
tHCtiOn and has written several
treatises on desert life which are in
teresting and valuable