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British army and foreign officer
A.K.A.
L. G. A. Cust, Colonel Lionel George Archer Cust, Sir Lionel George Ar...
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Gender
Male
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Place of birth
London, England, UK
Death
22 May 1962 (aged 66 years)
People who died on this day
Place of death
Marylebone, City of Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom
Age
66 years
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Education
Eton College,
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor
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Biography
Colonel Sir Lionel George Archer Cust CBE(6 June 1896 – 22 May 1962), known as Archer Cust, was a British civil servant, art historian, and General Secretary of theRoyal Empire Society.
He was the son of Sir Lionel Henry Cust, grandson of Henry Cockayne Cust, and great-grandson of Brownlow Cust, 1st Baron Brownlow and Francis Needham, 1st Earl of Kilmorey. He was educated at Eton and joined the Royal Artillery.
He received the OBE in 1939 and the CBE in 1954. He was knighted in 1959. He was a member of the Mandatory Palestine Civil Service from 1920-36. He is best known for authoring the best known summary of the Status quo of Holy Land sites in 1929: The Status Quo in the Holy Places.
He was a cousin of Ronald Storrs.
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Notable British artists
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable English soldiers
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Notable British soldiers
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Notable British politicians
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Notable British Military officers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
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Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Civil servants
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable English Historians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Historians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable English Art historians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Art historians
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable English Officers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
Notable British Officers
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1850 to 1899
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1896 births
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1962 deaths
British art historians
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Cust family
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