Hugh Archdale
Appearance
Hugh Archdale | |
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Born | 15 January 1854 London |
Died | 31 August 1921 London |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands | North Midland Division |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Brigadier-General Hugh James Archdale CB, CMG (15 January 1854 – 31 August 1921) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Cheltenham College, Archdale was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1875.[1] After serving in Sudan, Burma and Crete, Archdale saw action in the Second Boer War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[2] He became commandant of the Imperial Yeomanry Discharge Depot at Aldershot in 1903 and General Officer Commanding the North Midland Division in April 1908 before retiring in January 1911.[3]
References
- ^ "Thom's Irish Who's Who". Alexander Thom. 1923.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette. 24 June 1902. p. 4192.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.