Life and military career
Sutton was born at Chichester to the Reverend Charles Nassau Sutton (a great-grandson of Sir Richard Sutton, 1st Baronet) and his wife, Edith Mary Cafe.''Burke's Peerage 2003'', page 3829 He was educated at Eton College, from where he chose a career in the British Army. Having served as a Non-commissioned officer#United Kingdom, non-commissioned officer in the Territorial Force, Sutton passed the Competitive Examination of Officers in October 1911, upon which he was Officer (armed forces)#United Kingdom, commissioned into the Royal Sussex Regiment as a Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries, second lieutenant, before transferring to the Royal Fusiliers in December 1912. He served with the Royal Fusiliers in the First World War, during which he was promoted to the temporary rank of Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant in March 1915, antedated to November 1914. Promotion to the rank of Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain followed in March 1916, while in June 1917 he was appointed a brigade major. He married his first wife, Amabel Anne Ludlow, in September 1917. The couple had two sons. Their first child, John, died three days after he was born in July 1918. In April 1921, they had a second son, also called John. Following the war, Sutton played first-class cricket for the British Army cricket team, debuting against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1920. He played four further first-class appearances for the Army, with his final match coming against Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University in 1923. Playing as a bowler, he took 10 wickets at an bowling average, average of 39.60, with best figures of 3 for 15. He retired from active service in March 1931, upon which he was granted the rank of brevet Major (United Kingdom), major. Having been divorced from his first wife, he married his second wife, Gladys Louise Gubb, in June 1932. He was made an Order of the British Empire, MBE in the 1946 New Year Honours (MBE), 1946 New Year Honours. He died at Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells in October 1962.References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Charles 1891 births 1962 deaths Sportspeople from Chichester People educated at Eton College Royal Sussex Regiment officers Royal Fusiliers officers British Army personnel of World War I English cricketers British Army cricketers Members of the Order of the British Empire Military personnel from Sussex Cricketers from West Sussex