British General. Braithwaite graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in 1886 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Somerset Light Infantry. He was promoted to Captain in 1894. In 1895, he married Jessie Adine Ashworth at Saint Peter's Church in Kensington. He saw action in Burma and particularly distinguished himself during the Boer War. He was subsequently appointed to the staff of General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood. He was promoted to Major in 1906 and transferred to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He became an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. In 1909, he was appointed to the staff of Major General (later Field Marshal) Sir Douglas Haig and promoted to Colonel. During World War One, he initially served as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and later commanded the IX Corps and XII Corps. He served as a commissioner of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission from 1927 to 1931 (retiring from the Army in 1931), Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1931 to 1938, and King of Arms of the Order of the Bath from 1933 until he passed away in 1945.
British General. Braithwaite graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in 1886 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Somerset Light Infantry. He was promoted to Captain in 1894. In 1895, he married Jessie Adine Ashworth at Saint Peter's Church in Kensington. He saw action in Burma and particularly distinguished himself during the Boer War. He was subsequently appointed to the staff of General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood. He was promoted to Major in 1906 and transferred to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He became an instructor at the Staff College, Camberley, Surrey and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. In 1909, he was appointed to the staff of Major General (later Field Marshal) Sir Douglas Haig and promoted to Colonel. During World War One, he initially served as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and later commanded the IX Corps and XII Corps. He served as a commissioner of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission from 1927 to 1931 (retiring from the Army in 1931), Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 1931 to 1938, and King of Arms of the Order of the Bath from 1933 until he passed away in 1945.
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