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

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 United Kingdom 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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Preceded by GOC Northumbrian Division
1912–1915 		Succeeded by
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