Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Warren was born on 7 February 1840.
In addition to being known as a military man, he was an archaeologist of Temple Mount in the Holy land. He also became Chief of Police during the latter 1880’s, in the same timeline as the Jack the Ripper case gained prominence.
In 1899 he returned to the military and commanded the 5th Division at the outbreak of the South African War. He was in command of operations at the Battle of Spioen Kop. Warren was recalled to Britain in August 1900 after a series of failures during the Relief of Ladysmith battles.
