Hugh Archdale

Brigadier-General Hugh James Archdale CB, CMG (15 January 1854 – 31 August 1921) was a British Army officer.

Hugh Archdale
Born	15 January 1854 London
Died	31 August 1921 London
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Brigadier-General
Commands	North Midland Division
Battles / wars	Second Boer War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Military career

Educated at Cheltenham College, Archdale was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in 1875.^[1] After serving in Sudan, Burma and Crete, Archdale saw action in the Second Boer War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.^[2] He became commandant of the Imperial Yeomanry Discharge Depot at Aldershot in 1903 and in January 1907 was promoted to substantive colonel and temporary brigadier general while employed as commander of a grouped regimental district.^[3]

He was the first general officer commanding of the North Midland Division in April 1908 before retiring from the army in January 1911.^[4][5]