Arthur Goschen | |
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Birth name | Arthur Alec Goschen |
Nickname(s) | "Jumbo"[1] |
Born | Marylebone, London, England | 6 January 1880
Died | 28 June 1975 Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England | (aged 95)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1899–1938 1939–1941 |
Rank | Major-general |
Service number | 21482 |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Commands | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches |
Relations | George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (uncle) Sir Edward Goschen (uncle) Sir Harry Goschen (brother) |
Major-General Arthur Alec Goschen CB DSO & Two Bars DL (6 January 1880 – 28 June 1975[2]) was a British Army officer who served as an Area Commander during the Second World War.