Benjamin Burton | |
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Born | Bath, Somerset, England | 10 March 1855
Died | 6 August 1921 Falmouth, Cornwall, England | (aged 66)
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major-general |
Commands held | Northumbrian Division |
Awards |
Major-General Benjamin Burton CB CMG (10 March 1855 – 6 August 1921) was a British Army officer.
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]