Archibald Bentley Beauman
Brigadier Archibald Bentley Beauman CBE DSO and Bar (30 November 1888 – 22 March 1977) was a British Army officer, who at the start of the Second World War, raised and commanded an improvised force of second-line troops called the Beauman Division, in an attempt to stem the German Blitzkrieg during the Battle of France.
Archibald Beauman | |
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| Born | 30 November 1888 Paddington, London, England |
| Died | 22 March 1977 (aged 88) Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1944 |
| Rank | Brigadier Acting Major-General |
| Service number | 4119 |
| Unit | South Staffordshire Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Commands held | 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment 69th Brigade 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment 20th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (Wearside) 15th Infantry Brigade Beauman Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order and Bar Silver Medal of Military Valor (Italy) War Merit Cross (Italy) Mentioned in dispatches (6) |
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