Robert Arkwright | |
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Born | Bickley, Kent, England | 30 July 1903
Died | 14 November 1971 Swindon, Wiltshire | (aged 68)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1924–1951 |
Rank | Major-General |
Service number | 28043 |
Unit | 12th Royal Lancers |
Commands | 7th Armoured Division (1949–51) 56th (London) Armoured Division (1948–49) 2nd Infantry Division (1946) 23rd Armoured Brigade (1943–46) |
Battles / wars | Second World War Greek Civil War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar |
Major-General Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright, CB, DSO & Bar (30 July 1903 – 14 November 1971) was a British Army officer who served in the Second World War and later commanded the 2nd Infantry Division.[1]