Sir John Hawkesworth | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Richard_L_Conolly.jpg) Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly of the U.S. Navy, pictured here on the right, alongside Major-General John Hawkesworth aboard USS Biscayne, 6 September 1943. | |
| Nickname(s) | "Ginger" |
| Born | 19 February 1893 St Bees, Cumberland, England |
| Died | 3 June 1945 (aged 52) Gibraltar |
| Buried | North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 22835 |
| Unit | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Commands | Military Command Athens (1944–45) X Corps (1944) 46th Infantry Division (1943–44) 4th Infantry Division (1942–43) 12th Infantry Brigade (1939–40) 2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (1937–39) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Arab revolt Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (3) Croix de guerre (France) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
| Relations | John Hawkesworth (son) |
Lieutenant-General Sir John Ledlie Inglis Hawkesworth, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (19 February 1893 – 3 June 1945) was a senior British Army officer who served during both World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the 4th Division during the Tunisian Campaign in early 1943, later commanding the 46th Division throughout most of the Italian Campaign and, finally, X Corps in Greece, before suffering from a fatal heart attack in June 1945.