Lt. Colonel M. B. Beckwith-Smith at the Albuhera Barracks

Lt. Colonel M. B. Beckwith-Smith in the ante room at the Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire. (later Major-General) Merton Beckwith-Smith, DSO, MC (1890-1942) was a senior British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars. The Times recorded Beckwith-Smith's appointment as Officer Commanding the Welsh Guards Regiment and Regimental District from 1 October 1934. In his capacity as Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Welsh Guards, Beckwith-Smith participated in the Royal Procession at the Trooping the Colour of 1936, and again the following year

Albuhera Aldershot Ante Barracks Lieutenant-colonel Major-general

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