Villiers Hatton

Villiers Hatton
Born 8 October 1852
Died 18 June 1914
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Rank Major-General
Commands held 1st Bn Grenadier Guards
Commander of British Troops in South China
Battles/wars Mahdist War
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Villiers Hatton CB (8 October 1852 – 18 June 1914) was Commander of British Troops in South China.

Military career

Born at Clonard in County Wexford,[1] Hatton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1870.[2] He was made Instructor of Musketry in 1874[3] and Adjutant of his Regiment in 1884.[4]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Grenadier Guards[5] and in that capacity, having landed at Dakhla on 6 August 1898,[6] took part in the Nile Expedition during the Mahdist War and was mentioned in despatches.[7]

He became Commander of British Troops in South China in 1903.[8][9] He retired in 1909[10] to Berkeley Square in London.[11]

Family

In 1897 he married Emily Hoffman.[12]

References

  1. ^ The Hattons of Wexford and Ireland
  2. ^ London Gazette: no. 23649. p. 3949. 26 August 1870. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  3. ^ London Gazette: no. 24084. p. 2028. 7 April 1874. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 25350. p. 2034. 6 May 1884. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  5. ^ Khartoum 1898
  6. ^ Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Sudan
  7. ^ London Gazette: no. 27009. p. 5729. 30 September 1898. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  8. ^ London Gazette: no. 27634. p. 181. 8 January 1904. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  9. ^ Hong Kong Legislative Council
  10. ^ London Gazette: no. 28304. p. 8107. 5 November 1909. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  11. ^ London Gazette: no. 28926. p. 7968. 6 October 1914. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  12. ^ William I
Military offices
Preceded by
Sir William Gascoigne		 Commander of British Troops in South China
1903–1906		 Succeeded by
Robert Broadwood