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	==Military career==		==Military career==
	On 25 January 1908 he was commissioned into the [[British Army]] on the Unattached List, before receiving a commission in the Indian Army on 11 March 1909. Between 1910 and 1919 Barstow served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], including on the Western Front during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Military Cross]], wounded and [[mentioned in dispatches]] over the course of the conflict. He subsequently served in the [[1920 Iraqi revolt]] and in India, after attending the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925,<ref>Smart, p. 22</ref> and was Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment between 1933 and 1935.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		On 25 January 1908 he was commissioned into the [[British Army]] on the Unattached List, before receiving a commission in the Indian Army on 11 March 1909. Between 1910 and 1919 Barstow served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], including on the Western Front during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Military Cross]], wounded and [[mentioned in dispatches]] over the course of the conflict. He subsequently served in the [[1920 Iraqi revolt]] and in India, after attending the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925,<ref>Smart, p. 22</ref> and was Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment between 1933 and 1935.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

	At the start of the [[Second World War]], Barstow was Commander of Waziristan District, and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in recognition of his service. In September 1940 he became [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the [[9th Infantry Division (India)\|9th Indian Division]] and served with the division during the early months of the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the [[Japanese people\|Japanese]] on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades, the [[22nd Infantry Brigade (India)\|22nd Indian Brigade]], which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese recovered his body.{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		At the start of the [[Second World War]], Barstow was Commander of Waziristan District, and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in recognition of his service. In September 1940 he became [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the [[9th Infantry Division (India)\|9th Indian Division]] and served with the division during the early months of the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the [[Japanese people\|Japanese]] on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades, the [[22nd Infantry Brigade (India)\|22nd Indian Brigade]], which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese recovered his body.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

	The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The 9th Indian Division, after suffering many more casualties, was later absorbed by the [[11th Infantry Division (India)\|11th Indian Division]] and the [[8th Division (Australia)\|8th Australian Division]], both of which later surrendered at [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]].{{citation needed\|date=June ~~2022~~}}		The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The 9th Indian Division, after suffering many more casualties, was later absorbed by the [[11th Infantry Division (India)\|11th Indian Division]] and the [[8th Division (Australia)\|8th Australian Division]], both of which later surrendered at [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]].{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

	==Publications==		==Publications==

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	\|rank= [[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|Major~~-General~~]]		\|rank= [[Major-general (United Kingdom)\|Major general]]
	\|unit= [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]]		\|unit= [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]]
	\|commands= [[9th Infantry Division (India)\|9th Indian Division]] (1940–42)<br/>[[Waziristan]] District (1940)<br/>[[Kohat Brigade]] (1938–40)<br/>2nd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] (1933–35)		\|commands= [[9th Infantry Division (India)\|9th Indian Division]] (1940–42)<br/>[[Waziristan]] District (1940)<br/>[[Kohat Brigade]] (1938–40)<br/>2nd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] (1933–35)
	\|battles= [[First World War]] {{WIA}}<br/>[[1920 Iraqi revolt]]<br/>[[Mahmud Barzanji revolts]]<br/>[[Military history of the North-West Frontier\|North-West Frontier]]<br/>[[Second World War]]		\|battles= [[First World War]] {{WIA}}<br/>[[1920 Iraqi revolt]]<br/>[[Mahmud Barzanji revolts]]<br/>[[Military history of the North-West Frontier\|North-West Frontier]]<br/>[[Second World War]]
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	\|awards= [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br/>[[Military Cross]]<br/>[[Mentioned in ~~Despatches~~]] (5)		\|awards= [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br/>[[Military Cross]]<br/>[[Mentioned in dispatches]] (5)
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	==Early life and family==		==Early life and family==
	Barstow was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow, an officer in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]], and Jane Cape Barstow. He was born in Edinburgh and educated at [[Bradfield College]], before attending the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He was the brother of Brigadier [[John Anderson Barstow]], who was killed in 1941.		Barstow was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow, an officer in the [[72nd Seaforth Highlanders]], and Jane Cape Barstow. The Barstows were an Army family since the eighteenth century; his father Thomas fought in the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War\|Second Afghan War]].<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Morris \|first1=Richard \|title=Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM \|date=2000 \|publisher=Penguin \|location=London \|page=xxi}}</ref> Arthur was born in Edinburgh and educated at [[Bradfield College]], before attending the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He was the brother of Brigadier [[John Anderson Barstow]], who was killed in 1941, Lieutenant Edmund Leonard Barstow, killed fighting in [[Siege of Kut\|Kūt]] in early 1917 whilst on attachment to the 36th Sikhs<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Morris \|first1=Richard \|title=Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM \|date=2000 \|publisher=Penguin \|location=London \|page=xxi}}</ref> and Primrose Cheshire, mother of [[Leonard Cheshire\|Group Captain Leonard Cheshire V.C.]]the famous Second World War Bomber pilot.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Morris \|first1=Richard \|title=Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM \|date=2000 \|publisher=Penguin \|location=London \|page=8}}</ref>

	He married Nancy Lewkenor Knight, daughter of Brigadier General Henry Lewkenor Knight and Sybil Madeline, on 27 July 1927 in Alton.		He married Nancy Lewkenor Knight, daughter of Brigadier General Henry Lewkenor Knight and Sybil Madeline, on 27 July 1927 in Alton. The generosity of his widow, Nancy had a part to play in the establishment of disability charity [[Leonard Cheshire Disability\|Leonard Cheshire]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Le Court History \|url=https://rewind.leonardcheshire.org/spotlight/history-le-court-house/ \|website=Rewind : Seven decades of stories from Leonard Cheshire \|publisher=Leonard Cheshire \|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref>

	==Military career==		==Military career==
	On 25 January 1908 he was commissioned into the [[British Army]] on the Unattached List, before receiving a commission in the Indian Army on 11 March 1909. Between 1910 and 1919 Barstow served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], including on the Western Front during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Military Cross]], wounded and [[mentioned in ~~despatches~~]] over the course of the conflict. He subsequently served in the [[1920 Iraqi revolt]] and in India, after attending the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925,<ref>Smart, p. 22</ref> and was Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment between 1933 and 1935.{{cn\|date=June ~~2018~~}}		On 25 January 1908 he was commissioned into the [[British Army]] on the Unattached List, before receiving a commission in the Indian Army on 11 March 1909. Between 1910 and 1919 Barstow served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], including on the Western Front during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Military Cross]], wounded and [[mentioned in dispatches]] over the course of the conflict. He subsequently served in the [[1920 Iraqi revolt]] and in India, after attending the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925,<ref>Smart, p. 22</ref> and was Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment between 1933 and 1935.{{citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	At the start of the [[Second World War]], Barstow was Commander of Waziristan District, and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in recognition of his service. In September 1940 he became [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the [[9th Infantry Division (India)\|9th Indian Division]] and served with the division during the early months of the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the [[Japanese people\|Japanese]] on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades, the [[22nd Infantry Brigade (India)\|22nd Indian Brigade]], which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese recovered his body.{{cn\|date=June ~~2018~~}}		At the start of the [[Second World War]], Barstow was Commander of Waziristan District, and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in recognition of his service. In September 1940 he became [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the [[9th Infantry Division (India)\|9th Indian Division]] and served with the division during the early months of the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the [[Japanese people\|Japanese]] on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades, the [[22nd Infantry Brigade (India)\|22nd Indian Brigade]], which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese recovered his body.{{citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The 9th Indian Division, after suffering many more casualties, was later absorbed by the [[11th Infantry Division (India)\|11th Indian Division]] and the [[8th Division (Australia)\|8th Australian Division]], both of which later surrendered at [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]].{{cn\|date=June ~~2018~~}}		The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The 9th Indian Division, after suffering many more casualties, was later absorbed by the [[11th Infantry Division (India)\|11th Indian Division]] and the [[8th Division (Australia)\|8th Australian Division]], both of which later surrendered at [[Battle of Singapore\|Singapore]].{{citation needed\|date=June 2022}}

	==Publications==		==Publications==

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[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]] '''Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CIE|MC}} (17 March 1888 – 28 January 1942) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer who commanded the [[9th Infantry Division (India)|9th Indian Division]] during the [[Battle of Malaya]]. He was killed by the Japanese on active service in 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village.

==Early life and family==
Barstow was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Adam Anderson Barstow, an officer in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]], and Jane Cape Barstow. He was born in Edinburgh and educated at [[Bradfield College]], before attending the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. He was the brother of Brigadier [[John Anderson Barstow]], who was killed in 1941.

He married Nancy Lewkenor Knight, daughter of Brigadier General Henry Lewkenor Knight and Sybil Madeline, on 27 July 1927 in Alton.

==Military career==
On 25 January 1908 he was commissioned into the [[British Army]] on the Unattached List, before receiving a commission in the Indian Army on 11 March 1909. Between 1910 and 1919 Barstow served with the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs]], including on the Western Front during the [[First World War]]. He was awarded the [[Military Cross]], wounded and [[mentioned in despatches]] over the course of the conflict. He subsequently served in the [[1920 Iraqi revolt]] and in India, after attending the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1924 to 1925,<ref>Smart, p. 22</ref> and was Commanding Officer (CO) of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment between 1933 and 1935.{{cn|date=June 2018}}

At the start of the [[Second World War]], Barstow was Commander of Waziristan District, and was invested as a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in recognition of his service. In September 1940 he became [[General Officer Commanding]] (GOC) of the [[9th Infantry Division (India)|9th Indian Division]] and served with the division during the early months of the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] on 28 January 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades, the [[22nd Infantry Brigade (India)|22nd Indian Brigade]], which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese recovered his body.{{cn|date=June 2018}}

The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The 9th Indian Division, after suffering many more casualties, was later absorbed by the [[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Indian Division]] and the [[8th Division (Australia)|8th Australian Division]], both of which later surrendered at [[Battle of Singapore|Singapore]].{{cn|date=June 2018}}

==Publications==
Barstow's ''The Sikhs: An Ethnology'' was published in 1928.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DuAzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24 |title=Sepoys against the Rising Sun: The Indian Army in Far East and South-East Asia, 1941–45 |first=Kaushik |last=Roy |publisher=BRILL |year=2016 |isbn=978-9-00430-678-3 |page=24}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{oob person | id = 7525 | name = Arthur Edward Barstow }}
*[http://www.unithistories.com/units_index/default.asp?file=../units_index/documents.asp? British Indian Army officers]

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book | title = Singapore Burning | author = Colin Smith | publisher = Penguin | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-0-670-91341-1 }}
* {{Cite book|title=Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War| first=Nick| last=Smart| location=Barnsley, U.K.| publisher=Pen & Sword Military| year=2005| isbn=1-84415-049-6}}

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