Major-General Charles Edward Lawrie CB, DSO (1864 – 12 April 1953) was a senior British Army officer.

[6] He saw service in the First World War, being promoted in April 1915 to colonel but with seniority dating back to December 1915.

[7] In June he was promoted to the temporary rank of brigadier general and became the brigadier general, Royal Artillery (BGRA) of the 19th (Western) Division[8] holdinf this post until December.

He was then BGRA of II Corps before becoming general officer commanding (GOC) 63rd (Royal Naval) Division in February 1917, when he was promoted to the temporary major general,[9] on the Western Front.

[10] He remained in the army after the war ended but retired in March 1920 and, having reverted to his substantive rank of colonel, was granted the honorary rank of major general.