Hugh Archdale Explained

Hugh Archdale
Birth Date:15 January 1854
Birth Place:London
Death Date:31 August 1921
Death Place:London
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Rank:Brigadier-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:North Midland Division
Battles: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 (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. 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thom's Irish Who's Who. 1923. Alexander Thom.
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 13 June 2020.