Robert Arkwright

Robert Arkwright
Senior British and French Army officers observe a NATO exercise in Germany, 1950. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Stephens explains the exercise to a group of officers, including Général d'armée Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Major-General Robert Arkwright, and Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Keightley.
Born(1903-07-30)30 July 1903
Bickley, Kent, England
Died14 November 1971(1971-11-14) (aged 68)
Swindon, Wiltshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1924–1951
RankMajor-General
Service number28043
Unit12th Royal Lancers
Commands7th Armoured Division (1949–51)
56th (London) Armoured Division (1948–49)
2nd Infantry Division (1946)
23rd Armoured Brigade (1943–46)
Battles / warsSecond World War
Greek Civil War
AwardsCompanion 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]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Maj-Gen R. H. B. Arkwright". The Times. 15 November 1971. p. 14.