Hugh Gregory Fitton

BornNovember 1863

Died20 January 1916(1916-01-20) (aged 52)

Ypres, Belgium

Brigadier-General Hugh Gregory Fitton CB DSO

Born	November 1863
Died	20 January 1916(1916-01-20) (aged 52) Ypres, Belgium

Brigadier-General Hugh Gregory Fitton CB DSO (November 1863 – 20 January 1916) was a British Army officer. He was killed in Ypres, Belgium, whilst in command of the 34th Division's 101st Infantry Brigade.

His military career began in February 1884 when he graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Berkshire Regiment of the British Army.^[1]^[2]

He attended the Staff College, Camberley, from 1891 to 1892^[3] and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in November 1896^[4] and promoted in November 1898 to brevet major,^[5] he transferred as a major in May 1902 to the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.^[6]^[2]

Promoted again, in August 1905 to lieutenant colonel, when he took command of a battalion of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.^[7]

In November 1914, having recently been appointed as a brigadier general, he was given command of an infantry brigade.^[9]

References

↑ "No. 25315". The London Gazette. 5 February 1884. p. 535.
1 2 Davies & Maddocks 2014, p. 59.
↑ Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List. 1899. p. 120.
↑ "No. 26795". The London Gazette. 17 November 1896. p. 6271.
↑ "No. 27023". The London Gazette. 15 November 1898. p. 6690.
↑ "No. 27431". The London Gazette. 16 May 1902. p. 3013.
↑ "No. 27830". The London Gazette. 25 August 1905. p. 5841.
↑ "No. 28505". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1911. p. 4590.
↑ "No. 29015". The London Gazette. 22 December 1914. p. 10922.

Davies, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (2014) [1995]. Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War 1914–1918. Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-78346-237-7.
https://www.malvernremembers.org.uk/ww1-profiles/hugh-gregory-fitton

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