Henry Karslake

British Army officer

Lieutenant-General

Sir Henry Karslake

KCB, KCSI, CMG, DSO

Born| 10 February 1879
Died| 19 October 1942(1942-10-19) (aged 63)
Allegiance|  United Kingdom
Service / branch| British Army
Rank| Lieutenant-General
Battles / wars|

* Second World War
* Battle of France

Alma mater| Harrow School
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Karslake, KCB, KCSI, CMG, DSO (10 February 1879 – 19 October 1942) was a British Army officer. He was Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery from 1937 to his death in 1942.

## Biography

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The only son of Lewis Karslake, Henry Karslake was educated at Harrow School and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.

From 1933 until September 1935, he was Commander, Baluchistan District, where he directed the rescue operations in the aftermath of the 1935 Quetta earthquake. Created a KCSI on the relinquishment of his command, he was promoted to Lieutenant-General in April 1936 and appointed KCB in 1937. He retired from the Army in 1938.

During the Second World War, he was briefly recalled to active service to assist with the evacuation of the British Army, and was briefly General Officer Commanding British troops in France in 1940.[1]

## References

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1. ^ Smart 2005, p. 175.

* "Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Karslake", The Times, 20 October 1942, p. 6.

## Bibliography

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* Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1-84415-049-6.

## Further reading

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* Karslake, B. (1979). 1940 The Last Act: The Story of the British Forces in France after Dunkirk. London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 978-0-85052-240-2.

## External links

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* Generals of World War II