Arthur Archdale
{{short description|English cricketer and Royal Artillery officer}}
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| country = England
| fullname = Arthur Archdale
| birth_date = {{birth date|1882|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Baldock, Hertfordshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1948|3|30|1882|9|8|df=y}}
| death_place = Surrey, England
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| club1 = Army
| year1 = {{nowrap|1920–1921}}
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 25 June
| debutyear1 = 1920
| debutfor1 = Army
| debutagainst1 = Royal Navy
| lastdate1 = 8 June
| lastyear1 = 1921
| lastfor1 = Army
| lastagainst1 = Oxford University
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 5
| runs1 = 91
| bat avg1 = 18.20
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 38*
| deliveries1 = 869
| wickets1 = 19
| bowl avg1 = 23.52
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/102
| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–
| date = 18 October
| year = 2008
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27508/27508.html CricketArchive
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Arthur Somerville Archdale, DSO (8 September 1882 – 30 March 1948) was an English cricketer and Royal Artillery officer. He was born in Baldock and died in Camberley. His father was F. Archdale of Baldock; he married Mildred Barbara Funnell in 1907.
Military career
Archdale was educated at Repton School, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Artillery in December 1901.
At the start of World War I, he had attained the rank of captain and in May 1915, he was appointed as adjutant, 4th North Midland Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. In February 1917 he was appointed as brigade major. In June 1918, he joined the General Staff as a general staff officer, 2nd grade (GSO2) until early 1919.
In April 1922, Archdale was Staff Officer RA, Western Command for just over a year. In August 1924, he once again became a GSO2, until 21 May 1927. For four years until January 1935 he was commander, 9th Field Brigade Royal Artillery, based at Bulford. From October 1935 until November 1939, two months after the outbreak of World War II, he was Commander, Royal Artillery, 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division.
By this time, Archdale was 57 years old and he was transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers (Royal Artillery) in May 1942 and thence, at 60, he was retired, as an honorary brigadier.
Cricketing appearances
Archdale made three appearances for the Army in first-class cricket, as well as two appearances for the Combined Services.{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches played by Arthur Archdale (5) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27508/First-Class_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=18 October 2024 |url-access=subscription}} He played one miscellaneous fixture for the Free Foresters against the Royal Engineers in 1929.{{cite web |title=Miscellaneous Matches played by Arthur Archdale (22) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27508/Miscellaneous_Matches.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=18 October 2024 |url-access=subscription}}
Honours and awards
Distinguished Service Order 4 June 1917
Croix de Guerre (France) 17 December 1917
Mentioned in dispatches four times during World War I
References
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External links
- [https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/arthur-archdale-8766 Arthur Archdale] at Cricinfo
- [https://generals.dk/general/Archdale/Arthur_Somerville/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]
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Category:Royal Artillery officers
Category:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Category:British recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Category:British Army cricketers
Category:Combined Services cricketers
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:British Army brigadiers of World War II
Category:Royal Field Artillery officers
Category:Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
Category:Military personnel from Hertfordshire