Major General Daniel Marcus William Beak, was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
King George V presents the VC to Commander Daniel Beak at Valenciennes, 6 December 1918.
12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)
The 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, formerly the 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade, is a regular brigade of the British Army which has been in almost continuous existence since 1899 and now forms part of 3rd Division.
Men of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in a trench in front of the Maginot Line, 3 January 1940.
Maj-Gen R.A.P. Clements, the brigade's first commander.