Arthur Edward Barstow
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Major-General
Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow CIE
MC
(1888–1942) was an officer in the Indian Army
and commanded the Indian 9th Infantry Division
during the Battle of Malaya
. He was killed by the Japanese
on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades (Indian 22nd Infantry Brigade) which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British
forces. The Japanese found his body.
The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The Indian 9th Infantry Division
, after suffering many more casualties, would later be absorbed by the Indian 11th Infantry Division and the Australian 8th Division
, both of which would later surrender at Singapore
.
His brother was Brigadier John Anderson Barstow
, who commanded the 69th Infantry Brigade
but died in 1941.
He married Nancy Lewkenor Knight daughter of Col. Henry Lewkenor Knight (1873–1946) and Sybil Madeline (1882- ) on 27 July 1927 in Alton.
Major-General (United Kingdom)
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Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow CIE
Order of the Indian Empire
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MC
Military Cross
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(1888–1942) was an officer in the Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
and commanded the Indian 9th Infantry Division
Indian 9th Infantry Division
The 9th Indian Infantry Division was an Indian division which formed part of Indian III Corps in the Malaya Command of the Indian Army during World War II during the Battle of Malaya. It was commanded by Major-General Barstow.-History:...
during the Battle of Malaya
Battle of Malaya
The Malayan Campaign was a campaign fought by Allied and Japanese forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 31 January 1942 during the Second World War. The campaign was dominated by land battles between British Commonwealth army units, and the Imperial Japanese Army...
. He was killed by the Japanese
Japanese people
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on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades (Indian 22nd Infantry Brigade) which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British
United Kingdom
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forces. The Japanese found his body.
The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The Indian 9th Infantry Division
Indian 9th Infantry Division
The 9th Indian Infantry Division was an Indian division which formed part of Indian III Corps in the Malaya Command of the Indian Army during World War II during the Battle of Malaya. It was commanded by Major-General Barstow.-History:...
, after suffering many more casualties, would later be absorbed by the Indian 11th Infantry Division and the Australian 8th Division
Australian 8th Division
The 8th Division of the Australian Army was formed to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, who were in turn, part of the Allies of World War II. The 8th Division was raised from regular army units and new, all-volunteer infantry brigades, from July 1940 onwards...
, both of which would later surrender at Singapore
Battle of Singapore
The Battle of Singapore was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of the Second World War when the Empire of Japan invaded the Allied stronghold of Singapore. Singapore was the major British military base in Southeast Asia and nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East"...
.
His brother was Brigadier John Anderson Barstow
John Anderson Barstow
John Anderson Barstow MC was a British Army officer, the brother of Major General Arthur Edward Barstow and son of Lieut.Col. Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow of the Seaforth Highlanders and Jane Cape Barstow....
, who commanded the 69th Infantry Brigade
British 69th Infantry Brigade
.The 69th Infantry Brigade was a World War II British Army formation. It was a 2nd Line Territorial Army unit and during the Battle of France served with the British 23rd Division a division which suffered such heavy losses that it was disbanded...
but died in 1941.
He married Nancy Lewkenor Knight daughter of Col. Henry Lewkenor Knight (1873–1946) and Sybil Madeline (1882- ) on 27 July 1927 in Alton.