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Hugh Fitton | |
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| Born | November 1863 |
| Died | 20 January 1916 (aged 52) Ypres, Belgium |
Brigadier-General Hugh Gregory Fitton CB DSO (November 1863 – 20 January 1916) was a British Army officer. He was killed in Ypres, Belgium, whilst in command of the 34th Division's 101st Infantry Brigade.
Military career
[edit]His military career began in February 1884 when he graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Berkshire Regiment of the British Army.[1][2]
He attended the Staff College, Camberley, from 1891 to 1892[3] and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in November 1896[4] and promoted in November 1898 to brevet major,[5] he transferred as a major in May 1902 to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.[6][2]
On 30 October he was made a deputy assistant quartermaster general (DAQMG) of the 7th Division, part of the 3rd Army Corps.[7] He was promoted again, on 19 August 1905, to lieutenant colonel, when he took command of a battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.[8] On 19 August 1909, after four years in command, he relinquished command of the battalion and was placed on half-pay.[9]
He was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1911 Birthday Honours in June 1911.[10]
In November 1914, having recently been appointed as a brigadier general, he was given command of an infantry brigade.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "No. 25315". The London Gazette. 5 February 1884. p. 535.
- 1 2 Davies & Maddocks 2014, p. 59.
- ↑ Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List. 1899. p. 120.
- ↑ "No. 26795". The London Gazette. 17 November 1896. p. 6271.
- ↑ "No. 27023". The London Gazette. 15 November 1898. p. 6690.
- ↑ "No. 27431". The London Gazette. 16 May 1902. p. 3013.
- ↑ "No. 27496". The London Gazette. 18 November 1902. p. 7339.
- ↑ "No. 27830". The London Gazette. 25 August 1905. p. 5841.
- ↑ "No. 28282". The London Gazette. 24 August 1909. p. 6449.
- ↑ "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1911. p. 4590.
- ↑ "No. 29015". The London Gazette. 22 December 1914. p. 10922.
Sources
[edit]- Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (2014) [1995]. Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-78346-237-7.
- https://www.malvernremembers.org.uk/ww1-profiles/hugh-gregory-fitton
- British Army brigadier-generals
- 1916 deaths
- 1863 births
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- British Army generals of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Military personnel from Worcestershire
- Royal Berkshire Regiment officers
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment officers
- 19th-century British Army personnel