Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC.... Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (24th June 1850 - 5th June 1916), was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator who won notoriety for his imperial campaigns, most especially his scorched earth policy against the Boers and his establishment of detention camps during the Second Boer War, and later played a central role in the