Beauchamp Duff

Sir

Beauchamp Duff
Born(1855-02-17)17 February 1855
Turriff, Scotland
Died20 January 1918(1918-01-20) (aged 62)
London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Indian Army
Years of service1874–1918
RankGeneral
CommandsCommander-in-Chief, India
Chief of the General Staff (India)
Battles / warsSecond Anglo-Afghan War
North-West Frontier
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Knight of Justice of the Order of St John
Mentioned in Despatches

General Sir Beauchamp Duff, GCB, GCSI, KCVO, CIE, KStJ (17 February 1855 – 20 January 1918) was a Scottish officer with a distinguished career in the British Indian Army. He served as Commander-in-Chief of India during the First World War. His role in the disastrous expedition to Mesopotamia was criticised, helping to end a long career.