Charles Hull (British Army officer)

Sir Charles Hull
Born	3 July 1865 Kensington, London, England
Died	24 July 1920 (aged 55) Middlesex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1887–1919
Rank	Major-General
Unit	Royal Scots Fusiliers Middlesex Regiment
Commands held	4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 10th Brigade 56th (1st London) Division 16th (Irish) Division
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Relations	Sir Richard Hull

Major-General Sir Charles Patrick Amyatt Hull KCB (3 July 1865 – 24 July 1920) was a senior British Army officer who served during World War I. He was the father of Field Marshal Sir Richard Hull.

Military career

Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge,^[1] Hull was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Scots Fusiliers in November 1887.^[2]

He became Commanding Officer (CO) of the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment in August 1914^[3] and led his battalion at the Battle of Mons later that month and at the Great Retreat in September 1914 during the First World War.^[2] He went on to be commander of the 10th Brigade in November 1914, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 56th (1st London) Division in February 1916 and, after a period of recovery following major surgery in the United Kingdom in the autumn and winter of 1917, GOC 16th (Irish) Division in February 1918.^[2] He returned to the 56th Division in May 1918 and remained in command until March 1919, subsequently retiring from the army the same year.^[2]

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