Arthur Asquith

The Honourable Arthur Melland Asquith DSO & Two Bars
Brigadier General Arthur M. Asquith (Ambrose McEvoy, 1918)
Born	(1883-04-24)24 April 1883
Died	25 August 1939(1939-08-25) (aged 56) Devon, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1914–1917
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Royal Naval Division
Commands held	189th Brigade, 63rd Division
Battles/wars	First World War Siege of Antwerp Gallipoli campaign Western Front
Awards	Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Mentioned in Despatches Croix de guerre (France)
Relations	H. H. Asquith (father) Helen Melland (mother)

Brigadier General Arthur Melland Asquith, DSO & Two Bars (24 April 1883 – 25 August 1939) was a senior officer of the Royal Naval Division, a Royal Navy land detachment attached to the British Army during the First World War. His father, H. H. Asquith was the British Prime Minister during the first three years of the conflict and later became the Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Arthur Asquith was wounded four times in the war and three times awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery under fire. In December 1917, Asquith was seriously wounded during fighting near Beaucamp and was evacuated to Britain where one of his legs was amputated. Asquith retired from the military following his wound and worked for the Ministry of Munitions.