Hugh Beach

Sir

Hugh Beach
Born(1923-05-20)20 May 1923
South Kensington, London, England
Died4 September 2019(2019-09-04) (aged 96)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1941–1981
RankGeneral
Service number251023
UnitRoyal Engineers
CommandsStaff College, Camberley
12th Infantry Brigade
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross
RelationsWilliam Henry Beach (father)
Thomas Boswall Beach (uncle)

General Sir William Gerald Hugh Beach, GBE, KCB, MC (20 May 1923 – 4 September 2019) was a British Army officer who, in retirement, researched and advised on defence policy, arms control and disarmament, with an interest in promoting concerns about ethical issues of peace and war.