About Thomas Acton
Lived 1917 – 1977 (aged 59). Thomas Acton was a military leader and military personnel.
Major-General Thomas Heward Acton, (12 June 1917 – 22 January 1977) was a British Army officer.
Military career Acton was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) in the late 1930s and was mentioned in dispatches for his service during the Second World War. After the war, he became commander of 126th Infantry Brigade in October 1963, General Officer Commanding South West District in February 1967 and then Commander of Land Forces in Northern Ireland in February 1970 during the Troubles. He went on to be Chief of Staff at HQ Northern Ireland in July 1970 before retiring in May 1971.
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Who was Thomas Acton?
British Army major-general
When was Thomas Acton born?
Thomas Acton was born on 12 June 1917.
When did Thomas Acton die?
Thomas Acton died on 22 January 1977.
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Thomas Acton was a military leader and military personnel.
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