Hubert Huddleston

Major-General

Sir Hubert Huddleston
Memorial to Huddleston in Sherborne Abbey
Born(1880-01-20)20 January 1880
Norfolk, England[1]
Died2 October 1950(1950-10-02) (aged 70)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1898–1947
RankMajor-General
Service number22783
UnitColdstream Guards
Dorset Regiment
CommandsGovernor General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1940–47)
Northern Ireland District (1940)
Baluchistan District (1935–38)
Assam District (1934–35)
14th Infantry Brigade (1930–33)
Sudan (1924–30)
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order and Bar
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

Major-General Sir Hubert Jervoise Huddleston, GCMG, GBE, CB, DSO & Bar, MC (20 January 1880 – 2 October 1950) was a senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Ireland District in 1940.

  1. ^ Smart 2005, p. 162.