Clifford Thomason Beckett | |
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Born | 9 November 1891 Tonbridge, Kent, England[1] |
Died | 8 July 1972 (aged 80) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1911−1946 |
Rank | Major General |
Service number | 10920 |
Unit | Royal Field Artillery Royal Artillery |
Commands | 12th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (1938–1939) 1st Survey Regiment, Royal Artillery (1939–1940) |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Companion in The Most Honourable Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
Major-General Clifford Thomason Beckett CB, CBE, MC (9 November 1891 – 8 July 1972) was an officer of the British Army who had a distinguished military career which spanned almost thirty-five years, including service in the two world wars.[2]