Major-General Sir Charles Broke Vere KCB KCH (21 February 1779 – 1 April 1843) the second son of Philip Broke of Nacton, Suffolk, Charles Broke joined the 5th Foot as Ensign, 23 June 1796. He was promoted to Lieutenant in October 1796, Captain on 21 February 1799, Major on 4 February 1808 and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel, 27 April 1812. His elder brother was Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, Captain of H.M.S. Shannon in the celebrated engagement with the U.S.S. Chesapeake on 1st June 1813. Charles Broke served in the Helder Expedition, 1799 and was posted to Gibraltar in 1802. He took part in the Hanover Expedition before joining Crawfurd's Expedition to South America, and was present at the attack on Buenos Aires. In 1809 he was appointed to the Staff and was briefly Assistant Quartermaster-General in Ireland before being called to the Peninsula. He was present at the battle of Albuhera (gold medal), the siege of Badajoz, and all the succeeding battles of Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes and Toulouse, becoming Assistant Quarter Master General. Created a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath on 2 January 1815, he served with distinction at Waterloo, being decorated with both the Netherlands Order of Willem and the Russian Order of St. Vladimir; Broke's Waterloo medal, named to Lieut. Colonel Sir Charles Broke. K.C.B.. In 1822 Broke adopted the additional surname 'Vere' and later became A.D.C. to King William IV. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order and represented East Suffolk as Member of Parliament from 1835. In 1837 he received the rank of Major-General and died on 1 April 1843.
Charles Broke also was awarded with 3rd class order of St. Anne.
