Hugh Elles

Lieutenant-General

Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles
1917 portrait by William Orpen.
Born27 May 1880
British India
Died11 July 1945(1945-07-11) (aged 65)
London, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1899–1938
RankLieutenant General
Service number349
UnitRoyal Engineers
Royal Tank Corps
CommandsRoyal Tank Corps
9th Infantry Brigade
42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
World War I
AwardsKnight 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.