Arthur Edward Barstow

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Major-General Arthur Barstow
17th March 1888 - 28th January 1942
Nickname	Bustling Bill
Place of death	Malaysia
Allegiance	British Army
Years of service	1908 - 1942
Rank	Major-General
Unit	15th Luhiana Sikhs 2/11th Sikh Regiment
Commands	2/11th Sikh Regiment Indian 9th Infantry Division
Awards	CIE MC MID

Major-General Arthur Edward "Bustling Bill" Barstow MC MID (1888 - 1942) was an officer in the Indian Army and commanded the Indian 9th Infantry Division during the Battle of Malaya. He was killed by the Japanese on January 28 1942 while trying to cross a demolished railway bridge near Layang Layang village. At the time he was attempting to contact one of his brigades (Indian 22nd Infantry Brigade) which had become cut off from the rest of the retreating British forces. The Japanese found his body.

The 22nd Indian Brigade was nearly completely destroyed by the Japanese. The Indian 9th Infantry Division, after suffering many more casualties, would later be absorbed by the Indian 11th Infantry Division and the Australian 8th Division, both of which would later surrender at Singapore.

His brother was Brigadier John Anderson Barstow, who commanded the 69th Infantry Brigade but died in 1941.