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Beckwith-Smith commanded
18
Division,
which was diverted to Singapore
as the crisis there deepened. The division
was surrendered along with
the
rest of the garrison.
| 1890-7-11
|
Born |
|
| 1926-10-15 |
Lieutenant
colonel |
Commander, Officer Training Corps, Oxford
University |
| 1931 |
Senior Officers' School, Sheerness |
|
| 1932-10-1 |
Commander, 1 Battalion, Welsh
Guards |
|
| 1934-10-1 |
Colonel | Commander, Welsh Guards Regiment |
| 1938-2-12 |
Brigadier
|
Commander, Lahore Brigade
Area, India |
| 1939-7-3 |
Commander, 1 Brigade, France |
|
| 1940-5-31 |
Acting commander, 1 Division,
France |
|
| 1940-6-3 |
Commander, 1 Brigade |
|
| 1940-6-9 |
Acting commander, 1 Division |
|
| 1940-7-14 |
Major
general |
Commander, 18
Division, Malaya |
| 1942-2-15 |
Prisoner of war |
|
| 1942-11-11
|
Dies in prison camp |
References
Ammentorp (accessed 2015-12-19)
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