Hugh Archdale
Hugh Archdale | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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 in January 1907 was promoted to substantive colonel and temporary brigadier general while employed as commander of a grouped regimental district.[3]
He was the first general officer commanding of the North Midland Division in April 1908 before retiring from the army in January 1911.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thom's Irish Who's Who". Alexander Thom. 1923.
- ^ "No. 27448". The London Gazette. 24 June 1902. p. 4192.
- ^ "No. 27985". The London Gazette. 11 January 1907. p. 257.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 28457". The London Gazette. 17 January 1911. p. 415.
Categories:
- 1854 births
- 1921 deaths
- British Army generals
- British Army brigadiers
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Royal Welch Fusiliers officers
- People educated at Cheltenham College
- Military personnel from London
- 19th-century British Army personnel
- 20th-century British Army personnel