Arthur Percival
British army officer in the First and Second World Wars · United Kingdom · On the map · Lived 1887 to 1966 · aged 78
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, was a British Army officer. He saw service in the First World War and built a successful military career during the interwar period, but is best known for his defeat in the Second World War, when Percival commanded British Commonwealth forces during the Malayan campaign,...
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Near Thiepval, 7 August. Photo by Ernest Brooks.
Percival in Ireland
The Royal Naval College, where Percival studied in 1930
General Sir John Dill, GOC I Corps, inspecting soldiers digging trenches at Flines, France. Stood three away from is his BGS, Brigadier Arthur Percival.
Lieutenant-General Percival, pictured here as GOC Malaya Command, December 1941
Malaya Command and the Japanese invasion of Malaya
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He saw service in the First World War and built a successful military career during the interwar period, but is best known for his defeat in the Second World War, when Percival commanded British Commonwealth forces during the Malayan campaign, which culminated in a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Singapore.