About Basil Eugster
Lived 1914 – 1984 (aged 69). Basil Eugster was a British military personnel.
General Sir Basil Oscar Paul Eugster, (15 August 1914 – 5 April 1984) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces from 1972 to 1974.
Army career A British soldier of Swiss descent, Basil Oscar Paul Eugster attended Beaumont College. In 1935 he joined the Irish Guards. He served with his regiment through the Second World War and fought in the Narvik Campaign in Norway in 1940. He was then General Officer Commanding Southern Command from 1971 to 1972.
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Who was Basil Eugster?
British military general
When was Basil Eugster born?
Basil Eugster was born on 15 August 1914.
When did Basil Eugster die?
Basil Eugster died on 5 April 1984.
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Basil Eugster was a military personnel.
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Basil Eugster was British.
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