Hubert Huddleston
| Hubert Huddleston | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1880 |
| Died | 2 October 1950 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
Sudan 14th Infantry Brigade Northern Ireland District Governor General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major-General Sir Hubert Jervoise Huddleston GCMG GBE CB DSO MC (20 January 1880—2 October 1950) was General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.
Military career
Educated at Felsted School and Bedford School, Huddleston was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1898 and then served in the Second Boer War.[1]
He also served in World War I and then became General Officer Commanding Sudan in 1924.[1] He was appointed Commander 14th Infantry Brigade in 1930 and then joined Eastern Command in India in 1934.[1] He became Commander for the Baluchistan District in Western Command of India in 1935.[1] He was appointed Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and was then briefly General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District from April to July 1940 before being appointed Governor General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan later that year.[1] He retired from that post in the face of considerable local criticism[2] in 1947.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Anglo-Egyptian Treaty Hansard, 27 January 1947
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Pollok |
General Officer Commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland 1940 |
Succeeded by Ridley Pakenham-Walsh |