Major General
George Glas Sandeman
Carey
Hf6
b. 23 Feb 1867 - d. 1948
son of Tupper Carey
and Helen Jane Sandeman
Married: 4 Jan 1906
Amy Charlotte Emily Hoskins
b. 30 Apr 1885
daughter of Charles Hoskins Master
and Amy Morgan
Educated at Winchester
gazetted to Royal Artillery as Lieutenant 1886
Captain 1895
Major 1901
Lieut.-Colonel 1913
Brevet-Colonel 1915
substantive 1917
retired with the rank of Major-General 1922
J.P. for Sussex 1927
member of West Sussex County Council
D.L. (West Sussex) 1937
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War Services
South African War 1900-2; Queens Medal with 2 clasps
First World War from commencement 1914 to Armistice 1918
as Lieut-Colonel commanding Royal Field Artillery Brigade to May 1915
Commander Royal Artillery 27th Division from 5 Jun 1915 to 8 Sep 1915
Commander Royal Artillery 11th Corps to May 1917
commanding 139th Infantry Brigade to Mar 1915
commanding 20th Division to end of the War
O.C. Troops, Jamaica and Inspector of West Indian Forces 1920-2
Medals
1914 Bronze Star and Cross
British War and Victory Medals
Decorations:
C.B. 1916
C.M.G. 1918
Commander, Legion of Honour
Commander of Ordre de la Couronne, Belgium
Medaille Militaire, Belgium
Carey's Force
When the Germans launched their tremendous offensive of March
21st 1918, American Engineers provided a great aid to the British by
laying out and constructing lines of trenches. On March 25th, the staff
of the Fifth Army hastily gathered together a composite force made up
of various details, engineers, training school staff and the American
engineers. It was taken over by Major-General G G S Carey (who was on
his way to take over command of the 20th Division) and given the name
of Carey's Force. This group acted as Infantry and created a front line
trench bridging a dangerous gap between the Fifth and Third British
Armies at Hamel and Bangard Wood. For three days they held the gap,
namely at the Battle of Rosieres: 26th - 27th March 1918 until Carey's
Force Brigade was withdrawn from line to make room for American troops.
The Brigade then moved to Fouilloy & Aubigny to billets. The incident
was taken up by the British Press who celebrated the Victory at the
time.
Newspaper Cutting - March / April
1918:
PROMOTION FOR OFFICE WHO CLOSED THE GAP Brigadier General Sandeman Carey,
who with a scratch force closed the gap on the ..... to ... .......
German offensive is one of seven officers gazetted Major-Generals. The
closing of the gap to the line by Brigadier-General Carey was one of
the most heroic incidents of the resistance against the great German
offensive which began on March 20 1918. It was at 2.p.m. on the sixth
day of the battle that orders were given for creating a force to fill
a dangerous gap between Hamel and Bangard Wood. A man of energy, initiative
and rapid ........ was wanted as a leader, and the man who was found
was General Carey. He organised the ....... ........ Labour. Battalions
officers and men in and infant school in the district, and other uniformed
..... engaged in the usual work behind the lines and with this scratch
force he held the German Army which thre...... tirelessly against the
week ....... in vain.
Major-General Carey's letter to
Major-General Herman Landon
April 28th 1918
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