Answer the following question: Facts: - battles: world war ii - allegiance: united kingdom united kingdom - death date: 5 april 1984 - commands: 3 infantry brigade 4th division london district commander of british forces bn in hong kong southern command uk land forces irish guards 1 bn irish guards 3rd - awards: knight kcb -rrb- knight commander of the royal victorian order -lrb- commander kcvo -rrb- commander of the order of the british empire of -lrb- cbe -rrb- distinguished service order -lrb- dso -rrb- military the cross -lrb- mc -rrb- order of the bath -lrb- - birth date: 15 august 1914 - name: sir basil oscar eugster - branch: 23px british army Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of basil eugster .
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general sir basil oscar eugster kcb , kcvo , cbe , dso mc -lrb- 15 august 1914 -- 5 april 1984 -rrb- was a commander in chief , uk land forces .