Hugo Ironside

Hugo Ironside
Born14 June 1918
Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England
Died3 October 2008 (aged 90)
Fleet, Hampshire, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1938–1968
RankBrigadier
Service number77706
UnitRoyal Tank Regiment
Commands8th Royal Tank Regiment
5th Royal Tank Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Brigadier Hugo Craster Wakeford Ironside OBE (14 June 1918 – 3 October 2008) was a British Army officer who, during World War II, tunnelled out of a Prisoner of War camp and later helped construct a glider, known as the 'Colditz Cock'.