Benjamin Burton
{{Short description|British Army officer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|caption= Burton in 1917
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|birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1855|03|10}}
|birth_place= Bath, Somerset, England
|death_date= {{death date and age|df=y|1921|08|06|1855|03|10}}
|death_place= Falmouth, Cornwall, England
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|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= British Army
|serviceyears= 1875–1915
|rank= Major-general
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|commands= Northumbrian Division
|battles= Second Boer War
First World War
|awards= Companion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Major-General Benjamin Burton, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100|sep=,|CB|CMG}} (10 March 1855 – 6 August 1921) was a British Army officer.
Military career
Burton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 9 March 1875.{{London Gazette|issue=24188|page=1525|date=9 March 1875}} He saw action in South Africa during the Second Boer War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath.{{London Gazette|issue=27306|page=2697|date=19 April 1901}} He went on to become Commander, Royal Artillery for 1st Division in September 1907 and General Officer Commanding the Northumbrian Division in the United Kingdom in March 1912.{{cite web|url=https://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201860-.pdf|title=Army Commands|accessdate=1 June 2020}} He handed over command of his division and retired just before the division was deployed to France in April 1915.{{cite web|url=https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/50th-northumbrian-division/|title=50th (Northumbrian) Division|work=The Long, Long Trail|accessdate=1 June 2020}} 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.{{London Gazette|issue=29916|page=924|date=23 January 1917|supp=y}}
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Category:British Army major generals
Category:Military personnel from Bath, Somerset
Category:British Army generals of World War I
Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George