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[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Hugh Beach''', [[Order of the British Empire|GBE]], [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Military Cross|MC]] (born 20 May 1923) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] soldier who, in retirement, researches and advises on defence policy, arms control and disarmament, with an active interest in promoting concerns about ethical issues of peace and war. |
[[General (United Kingdom)|General]] '''Sir Hugh Beach''', [[Order of the British Empire|GBE]], [[Order of the Bath|KCB]], [[Military Cross|MC]] (born 20 May 1923) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] soldier who, in retirement, researches and advises on defence policy, arms control and disarmament, with an active interest in promoting concerns about ethical issues of peace and war. |
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==Military career== |
==Military career== |
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| − | Educated at Winchester College, [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]] (MA 1961) and |
+ | Educated at Winchester College, [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]] (MA 1961) and Edinburgh University (M.Sc. 1971), Beach joined the Corps of [[Royal Engineers]] in August 1941. He saw active service in France in 1944 and in Java in 1946. During the 1960s he commanded an engineer regiment and an infantry brigade, both at Osnabrück in Germany. He was director of army staff duties at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] from 1971 to 1973, commandant of the [[Staff College, Camberley]] from 1974 to 1975 and [[Deputy Commander Land Forces (United Kingdom)|Deputy Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces]] from 1976 to 1977 before becoming [[Master-General of the Ordnance]] (Army Board member for Procurement) from 1977 to 1981. |
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| ⚫ | Retiring from the army in 1981, he served as warden of St. George's House, [[Windsor Castle]] from 1981 to 1986, vice-Lord Lieutenant of Greater London from 1981 to 1987, [[Chief Royal Engineer]] from 1982 to 1987 and member of the [[Security Commission]] from 1982 to 1991. He chaired Ministry of Defence Study Groups on Censorship in War in 1983 and Education in the Army in 1984. He was director of the Council for Arms Control from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s he was chairman of the governors of [[Gordon's School|Gordon's]] and [[Bedales School|Bedales]] schools, and also chaired the boards of the [[Church Army]] and the [[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]]. |
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| ⚫ | Retiring from the army in 1981, he served as warden of St. George's House, [[Windsor Castle]] from 1981 to 1986, vice-Lord Lieutenant of Greater London from 1981 to 1987, [[Chief Royal Engineer]] from 1982 to 1987 and member of the [[Security Commission]] from 1982 to 1991. He chaired Ministry of Defence Study Groups on Censorship in War in 1983 and Education in the Army in 1984. He was director of the Council for Arms Control from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s he was chairman of the governors of [[Gordon's School|Gordon's]] and [[Bedales School|Bedales]] schools, and also chaired the boards of the [[Church Army]] and the [[Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge]]. |
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He is currently a member of the board or executive committee of: the Council for Christian Approaches to Defence,<ref>''[http://web.archive.org/web/20011103034326/http://website.lineone.net/~ccadd/gen_info.htm Council for Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament]''</ref> the Centre for Defence Studies (King's College London), the [[Verification Technology Information Centre]] (VERTIC),<ref>[http://www.vertic.org VERTIC]''</ref> the International Security Information Service (ISIS),<ref>[http://www.isis-europe.org/ ISIS]</ref> and of the British [[Pugwash Group]].<ref>[http://www.pugwash.org/index.htm Pugwash Conferences on science and world affairs]''</ref> He lectures and has contributed chapters to over two dozen books as well as publishing a number of monographs, articles and book reviews. In 1999 he co-authored, with Nadine Gurr, a book on British nuclear weapons policy<ref>Beach H and Gurr N ''Flattering the Passions, Or, The Bomb and Britain's Bid for a World Role''</ref> and, in 2001, a briefing paper on cluster bombs,<ref>Beach H ''[http://www.mineaction.org/downloads/1/beach_cluster%20bombs%20new%20controls.pdf Cluster Bombs: the Case for New Controls]'', ISIS Europe, May 2001</ref> |
He is currently a member of the board or executive committee of: the Council for Christian Approaches to Defence,<ref>''[http://web.archive.org/web/20011103034326/http://website.lineone.net/~ccadd/gen_info.htm Council for Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament]''</ref> the Centre for Defence Studies (King's College London), the [[Verification Technology Information Centre]] (VERTIC),<ref>[http://www.vertic.org VERTIC]''</ref> the International Security Information Service (ISIS),<ref>[http://www.isis-europe.org/ ISIS]</ref> and of the British [[Pugwash Group]].<ref>[http://www.pugwash.org/index.htm Pugwash Conferences on science and world affairs]''</ref> He lectures and has contributed chapters to over two dozen books as well as publishing a number of monographs, articles and book reviews. In 1999 he co-authored, with Nadine Gurr, a book on British nuclear weapons policy<ref>Beach H and Gurr N ''Flattering the Passions, Or, The Bomb and Britain's Bid for a World Role''</ref> and, in 2001, a briefing paper on cluster bombs,<ref>Beach H ''[http://www.mineaction.org/downloads/1/beach_cluster%20bombs%20new%20controls.pdf Cluster Bombs: the Case for New Controls]'', ISIS Europe, May 2001</ref> |
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| − | He holds an honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws from the |
+ | He holds an honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws from the University of Kent in Canterbury (1990). He is an honorary fellow of [[Peterhouse]], Cambridge and of the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute.<ref>''Hugh Beach – A Memoir'' (ed) David Evans, (W. G. H. Beach, London, 2003)</ref> |
In January 2009, ''The Times'' newspaper published a joint letter from Field Marshal [[Lord Bramall]], General [[Lord Ramsbotham]] and General Beach arguing that the UK government should fund more realistic military needs rather than perpetuate its [[UK Trident programme|Trident programme]],<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5525682.ece UK does not need a nuclear deterrent] ''The Times'', 16 January 2009</ref> arguing that <blockquote>''Nuclear weapons have shown themselves to be completely useless as a deterrent to the threats and scale of violence we currently, or are likely to, face — particularly international terrorism; and the more you analyse them the more unusable they appear.''</blockquote> |
In January 2009, ''The Times'' newspaper published a joint letter from Field Marshal [[Lord Bramall]], General [[Lord Ramsbotham]] and General Beach arguing that the UK government should fund more realistic military needs rather than perpetuate its [[UK Trident programme|Trident programme]],<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article5525682.ece UK does not need a nuclear deterrent] ''The Times'', 16 January 2009</ref> arguing that <blockquote>''Nuclear weapons have shown themselves to be completely useless as a deterrent to the threats and scale of violence we currently, or are likely to, face — particularly international terrorism; and the more you analyse them the more unusable they appear.''</blockquote> |
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Revision as of 21:28, 9 November 2019
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| Born | 20 May 1923 |
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| Years of service | 1941-1981 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Staff College, Camberley |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Military Cross |
General Sir Hugh Beach, GBE, KCB, MC (born 20 May 1923) is a British soldier who, in retirement, researches and advises on defence policy, arms control and disarmament, with an active interest in promoting concerns about ethical issues of peace and war.
Military career
Educated at Winchester College, Peterhouse, Cambridge (MA 1961) and Edinburgh University (M.Sc. 1971), Beach joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in August 1941. He saw active service in France in 1944 and in Java in 1946. During the 1960s he commanded an engineer regiment and an infantry brigade, both at Osnabrück in Germany. He was director of army staff duties at the Ministry of Defence from 1971 to 1973, commandant of the Staff College, Camberley from 1974 to 1975 and Deputy Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces from 1976 to 1977 before becoming Master-General of the Ordnance (Army Board member for Procurement) from 1977 to 1981.
Retiring from the army in 1981, he served as warden of St. George's House, Windsor Castle from 1981 to 1986, vice-Lord Lieutenant of Greater London from 1981 to 1987, Chief Royal Engineer from 1982 to 1987 and member of the Security Commission from 1982 to 1991. He chaired Ministry of Defence Study Groups on Censorship in War in 1983 and Education in the Army in 1984. He was director of the Council for Arms Control from 1986 to 1989. In the 1990s he was chairman of the governors of Gordon's and Bedales schools, and also chaired the boards of the Church Army and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. He is currently a member of the board or executive committee of: the Council for Christian Approaches to Defence,[1] the Centre for Defence Studies (King's College London), the Verification Technology Information Centre (VERTIC),[2] the International Security Information Service (ISIS),[3] and of the British Pugwash Group.[4] He lectures and has contributed chapters to over two dozen books as well as publishing a number of monographs, articles and book reviews. In 1999 he co-authored, with Nadine Gurr, a book on British nuclear weapons policy[5] and, in 2001, a briefing paper on cluster bombs,[6]
He holds an honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws from the University of Kent in Canterbury (1990). He is an honorary fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge and of the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute.[7]
In January 2009, The Times newspaper published a joint letter from Field Marshal Lord Bramall, General Lord Ramsbotham and General Beach arguing that the UK government should fund more realistic military needs rather than perpetuate its Trident programme,[8] arguing that
Nuclear weapons have shown themselves to be completely useless as a deterrent to the threats and scale of violence we currently, or are likely to, face — particularly international terrorism; and the more you analyse them the more unusable they appear.
References
- ↑ Council for Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament
- ↑ VERTIC
- ↑ ISIS
- ↑ Pugwash Conferences on science and world affairs
- ↑ Beach H and Gurr N Flattering the Passions, Or, The Bomb and Britain's Bid for a World Role
- ↑ Beach H Cluster Bombs: the Case for New Controls, ISIS Europe, May 2001
- ↑ Hugh Beach – A Memoir (ed) David Evans, (W. G. H. Beach, London, 2003)
- ↑ UK does not need a nuclear deterrent The Times, 16 January 2009
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