Henry Hildyard

Sir Henry Hildyard
Hildyard in 1900
Born(1846-07-05)5 July 1846
Died25 July 1916(1916-07-25) (aged 70)
Aspley Heath, Bedfordshire
Buried
St Michaels church, Aspley Heath
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy (1859–1864)
British Army (1867–1916)
Years of service1859–1916
RankGeneral
CommandsGeneral Officer Commanding South Africa
5th Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Brigade
3rd Infantry Brigade
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsThomas Thoroton-Hildyard (father)
Reginald Hildyard (son)

General Sir Henry John Thoroton Hildyard, GCB (5 July 1846 – 25 July 1916) was a British Army officer who saw active service in the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882 and the Second Boer War. He was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Africa, from 1905 to 1908.