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Major General MERTON BECKWITH-SMITH

Regiment & Unit/Ship

General Staff

G.O.C. 18th Inf. Div.

Date of Death

Died 11 November 1942

Age 52 years old

Buried or commemorated at

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY

V. H. 1.

China, (including Hong Kong)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Secondary Unit, Regiment and Welsh Guards
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross
  • Additional Info Son of Beckwith Beckwith-Smith and Georgina Beckwith-Smith; husband of Honor Beckwith-Smith, of Sulhamstead, Berkshire. Four times mentioned in Despatches, 1914-1918. Awarded the Royal Humane Society's Certificate. Hon. M.A.
  • Personal Inscription FOR THE FAITH AND FOR THE FREEDOM OF MANKIND
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Buried or commemorated at

SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
China, (including Hong Kong)
Number of casualties: 1589
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