Robert Arkwright

Robert Arkwright
Robert Arkwright
Born	30 July 1903; Bickley, Kent, England
Died	14 November 1971 (aged 68); Swindon, Wiltshire
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1924–1951
Rank	Major General
Commands held	23rd Armoured Brigade; 2nd Infantry Division; 56th (London) Armoured Division; 7th Armoured Division
Battles/wars	World War II
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 World War II and later commanded the 2nd Infantry Division.[1]

Arkwright was born in Bickley, Kent, England, the son of Bertram Harry Godfrey Arkwright (1879–1949) and his wife Grace Emma Julia Hurt. Francis Arkwright was his younger brother.[2]

Military career

Arkwright was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1924.[3] He served in World War II as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for 1st Armoured Division in France, as a General Staff Officer with 8th Armoured Division and as Brigadier responsible for Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the British Eighth Army before being made Commander of 23rd Armoured Brigade in 1943.[3] As Commander of the 23rd Armoured Brigade he took part in the Sicily landings, the Italy landings, both part of the Italian Campaign, and later the Civil War in Greece.[4] After the war he became General Officer Commanding 2nd Infantry Division in 1946, Director of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1947 and General Officer Commanding 56th (London) Armoured Division in 1948.[3] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding 7th Armoured Division from 1949 until his retirement in 1951.[3]

He lived at Pen y Bryn Hall in Montgomery.[5]

Family

In 1927 he married Kathleen Gladys Hanbury.[6]

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References

"Obituary: Maj-Gen R. H. B. Arkwright". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 15 November 1971. p. 14.
Howard, Joseph Jackson (1908). Visitation of England and Wales. Priv. print. p. 79. Retrieved 12 February 2020. Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright.
"Arkwright, Robert". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
Major General Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright
A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 14, By Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, p.60
Kemble Family

Military offices
Preceded by Cameron Nicholson	General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1946–1947	Succeeded by John Churcher
Preceded by Gerald Lloyd-Verney	GOC 56th (London) Armoured Division 1948–1949	Succeeded by Harold Pyman
Preceded by Vacant (next held by George Roberts)	GOC 7th Armoured Division 1949–1951	Succeeded by Charles Jones

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[times-1] "Obituary: Maj-Gen R. H. B. Arkwright". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 15 November 1971. p. 14.

[2] Howard, Joseph Jackson (1908). Visitation of England and Wales. Priv. print. p. 79. Retrieved 12 February 2020. Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright.

[lh-3] "Arkwright, Robert". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[4] Major General Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright

[5] A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Volume 14, By Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, p.60

[6] Kemble Family