Sir Thomas Hutton | |
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 Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton | |
| Born | 27 March 1890 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 17 January 1981 (aged 90) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1909–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 19400 |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery Royal Artillery |
| Commands | Burma Command (1941–42) Chief of the General Staff, India (1941) Western Independent District (1938–40) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (5) Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) War Merit Cross (Italy) |
| Spouse(s) | |
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, KCIE, CB, MC & Bar (27 March 1890 – 17 January 1981) was a British Army officer who held a variety of vital staff appointments between the First and Second World Wars, ultimately commanding the Burma Army during the early stages of the Japanese conquest of Burma in early 1942.[1]
Hutton was married to Scottish psychiatrist Isabel Emslie Hutton.[2]
- ^ "King's Collections : Archive Catalogues : HUTTON, Lt Gen Sir Thomas Jacomb (1890–1981)". kingscollections.org. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Hutton, Isabel Galloway Emslie [née Isabel Galloway Emslie], Lady Hutton (1887–1960)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/71709. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)