Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles | |
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Born | 27 May 1880 British India |
Died | 11 July 1945 London, England | (aged 65)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1899–1938 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 349 |
Unit | Royal Engineers Royal Tank Corps |
Commands | Royal Tank Corps 9th Infantry Brigade 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War World War I |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Distinguished Service Order |
Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles KCB KCMG KCVO DSO (27 May 1880 – 11 July 1945) was a British officer and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps during the First World War.