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Beresford-Peirse commanded Western Desert Force in the abortive Battleaxe offensive of June 1941. Heavily criticized for his conduct of that operation, he was reassigned first to the Sudan and then to Southern Command in India, where he remained throughout most of the Pacific War.
| 1887-12-22 |
Born |
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| 1907-12-18 |
First lieutenant |
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| 1913-8-1 |
Adjutant, 3 Home Counties Brigade |
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| 1914-10-30 |
Captain |
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| 1914-11-24 |
Middle East |
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| 1917-12-5 |
Major |
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| 1918-11-29 |
France |
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| 1929-1-1 |
Lieutenant colonel |
War Office |
| 1927-7-13 |
Eastern Command |
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| 1929-6-21 |
War Office |
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| 1934-1-4 |
Southern Command |
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| 1937-3-8 |
India |
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| 1937-10-14 |
Colonel |
Instructor, Senior Officers' School, Belgaum, India |
| 1938 |
Commander, Artillery, Southern Command, India |
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| 1939-1-9 |
Brigadier | Commander, Artillery, Middle East |
| 1939-8-1 |
Aide-de-campe to the King | |
| 1940-8-5 |
Major general | Commander, 4 Indian Division |
| 1941-4-14 |
Lieutenant general | Commander, Western Desert Force |
| 1941-10-4 |
Commander, British Troops in Sudan |
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| 1942-4-9 |
Commander, XV Indian Corps |
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| 1942 |
Commander, Southern Command |
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| 1945-4-15 |
Welfare General, India |
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| 1947 |
Retires |
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| 1953-1-14 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2010-10-27)
thePeerage.com (accessed 2010-10-27)
UnitHistories.com (accessed 2010-10-27)
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