Hugh Archdale

Brigadier-General Hugh James Archdale CB, CMG (15 January 1854 – 31 August 1921) was a British Army officer.

Hugh Archdale
Born15 January 1854
London
Died31 August 1921
London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankBrigadier-General
Commands heldNorth Midland Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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

  1. "Thom's Irish Who's Who". Alexander Thom. 1923.
  2. "No. 27448". The London Gazette. 24 June 1902. p. 4192.
  3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
Military offices
New title GOC North Midland Division
1908–1911
Succeeded by
Hubert Hamilton
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