rank of Major-General on ceasing to command a Division – 21st July 1940." He was mentioned in despatches for his services. In 1941, he was appointed Commanding Officer of Catterick Garrison and in 1943 became the District Officer Commanding North Riding District, before finally resuming his retirement in October 1944. Family life Archibald Beauman married Eva Dorothy Dunn in 1928. They had a daughter and a son, Donald Beauman, a Formula Two motor racing driver who was killed on 9 July 1955 at the Leinster Trophy race at Wicklow, Ireland, when his Connaught A-type car crashed. Eva died in 1949 and he married Barbara Arnold in 1952. In retirement, Beauman pursued his interest in horse racing, becoming Vice-Chairman of the Racehorse Owners' Association in 1959. Bibliography With the 38th in France and Italy: Being a Record of the Doings of the 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, from 26th September, 1916, to 26th May, 1918, F H Bull & E Wiseman, 1919. Common Mistakes in the Solution of Tactical Problems and how to Avoid Them: Hints to Officers Studying for the Staff College and Promotion Examinations, Hugh Rees Limited, London, 1925. A Short Outline Of Modern Tactics, Hugh Rees Limited, London, 1939. Then a Soldier (autobiography), P R Macmillan, 1960. References External links British Army Officers 1939−1945 Generals of World War II Imperial War Museum Interview 1888 births 1977 deaths British Army generals of World War II British Army personnel of World War I British Army brigadiers of World War II British military personnel of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley People educated at Malvern College People from Paddington Military personnel from London Recipients of the Silver Medal of Military Valor Recipients of the War Cross for Military Valor South Staffordshire Regiment officers York and Lancaster Regiment officers People educated at Windlesham House School Academics of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich