HARINGTON, SIR CHARLES HARINGTON (1872 ), British soldier, was born at Chichester on May 31, 1872, and commissioned in the King's (Liverpool) Regiment in 1892. After service in the South African War, he held a series of staff appointments, and on the outbreak of the World War went to France as general staff officer, end grade, of the III. Corps. His ability brought him rapid promotion, and in June 1916 he became major-general, general staff of the II. Army. He remained chief of staff to Gen. Plumer in France for nearly two years, with the exception of a short interval in Italy. The combined talents of the two men were such that the II. Army became proverbial for its excellent staff work and for carrying out any operation with the maximum economy of life. Messines 1917 was perhaps their most brilliant feat. In April 1918 Harington was recalled to the War Office to become deputy chief of the Imperial General Staff. In Sept. 1920 he succeeded General Milne as commander-in chief of the British forces, and subsequently of the Allied forces at Constantinople and in the Black sea. His tact and diplomacy in a difficult situation, especially during the Chanaq incident, helped to avert serious complications, and was fittingly acknowl edged in parliament. In Oct. 1923 he was appointed to the North ern Command, and in 1927 to the Western Command in India. Harington received many honours, including the K.C.B. (19oo) and the G.B.E. (1922). He was gazetted full general in 1927.