Benjamin Burton

Major-General Benjamin Burton CB CMG (10 March 1855 – 6 August 1921) was a British Army officer.

Benjamin Burton
Burton in 1917
Born(1855-03-10)10 March 1855
Bath, Somerset, England
Died6 August 1921(1921-08-06) (aged 66)
Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor-general
Commands heldNorthumbrian Division
Awards

Military career

Burton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 9 March 1875.[1] He saw action in South Africa during the Second Boer War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.[2] He went on to become Commander, Royal Artillery for 1st Division in September 1907 and General Officer Commanding the Northumbrian Division in the UK in March 1912.[3] He handed over command of his division and retired just before the division was deployed to France in April 1915.[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in recognition of his services in connection with the First World War on 24 January 1917.[5]

References
  1. "No. 24188". The London Gazette. 9 March 1875. p. 1525.
  2. "No. 27306". The London Gazette. 19 April 1901. p. 2697.
  3. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "50th (Northumbrian) Division". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  5. "No. 29916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 January 1917. p. 924.
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