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	Southby served with the Rifle Brigade in the [[Second World War]], seeing action in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)\|Italian Campaign]]. He was made an [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] in December 1945, for his part in the Italian Campaign.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37386\|date=11 December 1945\|page=6059\|supp=y}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] in July 1946,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37635\|date=28 June 1946\|page=3375\|supp=y}}</ref> with him retiring from active service in May 1948, upon which he was granted the honorary rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)\|lieutenant colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38276\|date=27 April 1948\|page=2691\|supp=y}}</ref> In May 1948, he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom\|Medal of Freedom]] by the United States.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38288\|date=14 May 1948\|page=2918\|supp=y}}</ref~~><ref name="PEER"/~~> Upon the death of his father in October 1969, he succeeded him as the [[Southby baronets\|2nd Baronet]].<ref name="PEER"/> He later emigrated to [[Zimbabwe]], where he lived on a farm at [[Eldorado, Zimbabwe\|Eldorado]].<ref name="PEER"/> He returned to England in his later years, where he died at [[Ashford, Kent\|Ashford]] in April 1988.<ref name="PEER"/> Upon his death, he was succeeded as the 3rd Baronet by his son, [[Sir John Southby, 3rd Baronet\|John]].<ref name="PEER"/>		Southby served with the Rifle Brigade in the [[Second World War]], seeing action in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)\|Italian Campaign]]. He was made an [[Order of the British Empire\|OBE]] in December 1945, for his part in the Italian Campaign.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37386\|date=11 December 1945\|page=6059\|supp=y}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)\|major]] in July 1946,<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=37635\|date=28 June 1946\|page=3375\|supp=y}}</ref> with him retiring from active service in May 1948, upon which he was granted the honorary rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)\|lieutenant colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38276\|date=27 April 1948\|page=2691\|supp=y}}</ref> In May 1948, he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom\|Medal of Freedom]] by the United States.<ref name="PEER"/><ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38288\|date=14 May 1948\|page=2918\|supp=y}}</ref> Upon the death of his father in October 1969, he succeeded him as the [[Southby baronets\|2nd Baronet]].<ref name="PEER"/> He later emigrated to [[Zimbabwe]], where he lived on a farm at [[Eldorado, Zimbabwe\|Eldorado]].<ref name="PEER"/> He returned to England in his later years, where he died at [[Ashford, Kent\|Ashford]] in April 1988.<ref name="PEER"/> Upon his death, he was succeeded as the 3rd Baronet by his son, [[Sir John Southby, 3rd Baronet\|John]].<ref name="PEER"/>

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{{short description|English cricketer and British Army officer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| full_name = Archibald Richard Charles Southby
| birth_date = 18 June 1910
| birth_place = [[Devonport, Plymouth|Devonport]], Devon, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1988|4|4|1910|6|18}}
| death_place = [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]], Kent, England
| nickname =
| family =
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role =
| club1 = [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]]
| year1 = 1935/36–1936/37
| club2 = [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]]
| year2 = 1935/36–1936/37
| columns = 1
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 158
| bat avg1 = 13.16
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 33
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| date = 16 May
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/20515.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Sir Archibald Richard Charles Southby, 2nd Baronet''' {{postnominal|OBE}} (18 June 1910 – 4 April 1988) was an English first-class cricketer and [[British Army]] officer. Southby served in the [[Rifle Brigade]] from 1933 to 1948, seeing action in the [[Second World War]], for which he was made an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] and received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom|Medal of Freedom]]. He also played [[first-class cricket]] in [[British India]] for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] and the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]], as well as appearing for the [[British Army cricket team]]. He succeeded his father as the [[Southby baronets|2nd Baronet of the Soutby Baronetcy]] in 1969, before being succeeded by his son upon his death in 1988.

==Early life and military career==
The son of [[Sir Archibald Southby, 1st Baronet]] and wife, Phyllis Mary Garton, he was born at [[Devonport, Plymouth|Devonport]].<ref name="PEER">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p32751.htm#i327510 |title=Profile: Lt.-Col. Sir Archibald Richard Southby, 2nd Bt. |publisher=thepeerage.com |accessdate=16 May 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College]], before going up to [[Magdalen College, Oxford]].<ref name="PEER"/> While at Oxford he served in the Oxford University contingent of the [[Officers' Training Corps]], firstly as a cadet before gaining the rank of [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|second lieutenant]] in March 1931.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33707|date=14 April 1931|page=2421}}</ref> From Magdalen he chose a career in the [[British Army]], serving with the [[Rifle Brigade]]. He was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in December 1933,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34006|date=19 December 1933|page=8223|supp=y}}</ref> while in October the following year he was seconded to serve in [[British India]] as [[aide-de-camp]] to the [[List of colonial Governors and Presidents of Madras|Governors of Madras]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34105|date=16 November 1934|page=7356}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34123|date=11 January 1935|page=305}}</ref>

While in British India, Southby made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] for [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Madras]] against [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Madras]] in December 1935.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14599/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Archibald Southby |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=16 May 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In January 1936, he played for the [[Europeans cricket team|Europeans]] against the [[Indians cricket team|Indians]] in the [[Madras Presidency Matches|Madras Presidency]].<ref name="FCM"/> He made three further first-class appearances for Madras in 1936, including against the touring [[Australia national cricket team|Australians]], before making a final appearance for the Europeans against the Indians in January 1937.<ref name="FCM"/> He vacated his role as aide-de-camp in November 1937 and was restored to the Rifle Brigade.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34468|date=31 December 1937|page=8196}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34455|date=16 November 1937|page=7185}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in December 1938.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34581|date=20 December 1939|page=8072|supp=y}}</ref> He made a final appearance in first-class cricket for the [[British Army cricket team]] against [[Cambridge University Cricket Club|Cambridge University]] at [[Fenner's]] in 1939, bringing his total first-class appearances to seven.<ref name="FCM"/> He scored a total of 158 runs in these, with a high score of 33.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14599/14599.html |title=Player profile: Archibald Southby |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=16 May 2019 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==WWII and later life==
Southby served with the Rifle Brigade in the [[Second World War]], seeing action in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]]. He was made an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in December 1945, for his part in the Italian Campaign.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37386|date=11 December 1945|page=6059|supp=y}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] in July 1946,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37635|date=28 June 1946|page=3375|supp=y}}</ref> with him retiring from active service in May 1948, upon which he was granted the honorary rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38276|date=27 April 1948|page=2691|supp=y}}</ref> In May 1948, he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom|Medal of Freedom]] by the United States.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38288|date=14 May 1948|page=2918|supp=y}}</ref><ref name="PEER"/> Upon the death of his father in October 1969, he succeeded him as the [[Southby baronets|2nd Baronet]].<ref name="PEER"/> He later emigrated to [[Zimbabwe]], where he lived on a farm at [[Eldorado, Zimbabwe|Eldorado]].<ref name="PEER"/> He returned to England in his later years, where he died at [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]] in April 1988.<ref name="PEER"/> Upon his death, he was succeeded as the 3rd Baronet by his son, [[Sir John Southby, 3rd Baronet|John]].<ref name="PEER"/>

{{Infobox COA wide
|image = Southby Achievement.png
|escutcheon = Or a chevron between three apples Gules.
|crest = A demi-lion Or holding in the dexter paw an apple Gules.<ref>{{cite book|title=Burke's Peerage |date=1949}}</ref>}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=20515}}

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