Deletion of Arthur Gordon Matthew

Comment: The CBE, although not the OBE or MBE, has consistently been held to count as a "well-known and significant award or honor" under the terms of . Brigadier is considered to be a rank which confers notability under  (despite the nominator's incorrect claims that it does not), since although a brigadier has not been a general officer rank in Britain since the 1920s, it used to be and is in most other countries (a British brigadier is entirely equivalent in rank to a US brigadier general, for instance, even though one is a general and the other is not). He therefore qualifies for inclusion under both a guideline and another widely-accepted standard
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO||WP:SOLDIER)

Comment: obviously.  CBE is a notable award, just one rank below a knighthood, as is the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).  Granted, there not much material out there that I could find at this stage, but there's enough.  I think he fairly obviously received his CBE in the military division for services to the British Army during the Second World War; the DSO for similar reasons.   makes special note #6 of those who have commanded troops during wartime, and it wasn't exactly a minor war.  Oh and obituary in The Times indicates 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:SOLDIER||WP:COVERAGE)