Henry Hodgson (British Army officer)

Henry West Hodgson
Major General Sir Henry Hodgson
Born(1868-06-29)29 June 1868
Clapham
Died5 February 1930(1930-02-05) (aged 61)
London
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1886–1927
RankMajor-General
Commands15th (The King's) Hussars
Eastern Mounted Brigade
3rd Dismounted Brigade
Western Frontier Force
Australian Mounted Division
44th (Home Counties) Division
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Military Order of Savoy (Italy)

Major-General Sir Henry West Hodgson KCMG CB CVO (29 June 1868 – 5 February 1930) was an officer of the British Army.

He was the Regimental Colonel of the 14th King's Hussars and the commanding officer of the 15th (The King's) Hussars.[1] He also commanded the Australian Mounted Division during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.

  1. ^ "Major General Sir Henry West Hodgson". War Memorials. Retrieved 7 September 2013.