Henry Batten Huddleston

Henry Batten Huddleston was born in Barrackpore, India, on 22 January 1864, the son of Graham Egerton Huddleston by his second wife, Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten).^[6] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.^[10]

Huddleston was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways.^[3][4][5][2] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force.^[6] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust.^[7][8]

On 27 October 1887, Huddleston married Mary Louise Fraser at Purneah, Bengal.^[6] They had one son, Leslie, who died as an infant, and a daughter, Winifred Evelyn Huddleston.^[6] After his retirement, Huddleston was offered a seat on the London board of the Burma Railways.^[6]

Huddleston's greatest hobby was fishing and he was a member of the Flyfishers' Club.^[6] He died on 7 March 1944.^[1]