Engaged in conversation with Major General William Wright Harts of the United States Army is Major-General H. Keppel Bethell, GOC 66th Division, pictured here at Fruges, France, 18 July 1918.
After the war he became military attaché to Washington, D.C. in 1919, commander of 2nd Rhine Brigade in April 1924 and Brigadier on the general staff at Northern Command in India in April 1928.[5] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Presidency and Assam District in India in December 1930 before retiring in December 1934.[6] Following his retirement he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1935 Birthday Honours.[7]
keppel, bethell, major, general, hugh, 1882, 1947, senior, british, army, officer, born10, december, 1882quidenham, norfolk, england, died1947, aged, allegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchbritish, armyyears, service1902, 1934rankmajor, generalunitroyal, garr. Major General Sir Hugh Keppel Bethell KBE CB CMG CVO DSO 1882 1947 was a senior British Army officer Sir Keppel BethellBorn10 December 1882Quidenham Norfolk England 1 Died1947 aged 64 65 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service1902 1934RankMajor GeneralUnitRoyal Garrison ArtilleryNorthamptonshire RegimentCommands held1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment74th Brigade66th 2nd East Lancashire Division2nd Rhine BrigadePresidency and Assam DistrictBattles warsFirst World WarAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British EmpireCompanion of the Order of the BathCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeCommander of the Royal Victorian OrderDistinguished Service OrderMilitary career edit nbsp Engaged in conversation with Major General William Wright Harts of the United States Army is Major General H Keppel Bethell GOC 66th Division pictured here at Fruges France 18 July 1918 Educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich Bethell was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery on 24 December 1902 2 Seeing active service during the First World War he became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion the Northamptonshire Regiment on the Western Front in late 1915 commander of the 74th Brigade in late 1916 and General Officer Commanding 66th 2nd East Lancashire Division in March 1918 3 Aged just 36 he was the youngest British divisional commander of the 20th century 4 After the war he became military attache to Washington D C in 1919 commander of 2nd Rhine Brigade in April 1924 and Brigadier on the general staff at Northern Command in India in April 1928 5 His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Presidency and Assam District in India in December 1930 before retiring in December 1934 6 Following his retirement he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1935 Birthday Honours 7 References edit FamilySearch org ancestors familysearch org No 27528 The London Gazette 24 February 1903 p 1217 Major General Bethell 1882 1947 A Year of War Retrieved 26 June 2020 British Divisional Commanders during the Great War Western Front Association Retrieved 26 June 2020 WWI Western Front DSO group to Major General H K Bethell Warwick and Warwick Retrieved 26 June 2020 Army Commands PDF Retrieved 20 June 2020 No 34166 The London Gazette Supplement 3 June 1935 p 3601 Military offices Preceded byNeill Malcolm GOC 66th 2nd East Lancashire Division1918 1919 Succeeded byPost disbanded Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keppel Bethell amp oldid 1187798242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
