Havelock Hudson

General Sir Havelock Hudson, GCB KCIE (22 June 1862[1] – 25 December 1944[2]) was a British Indian Army officer who was General Officer Commanding 8th Division during World War I.

Sir Havelock Hudson
General Sir Havelock Hudson
Born22 June 1862
Died25 December 1944 (1944-12-26) (aged 82)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Years of service1881-1924
RankGeneral
Commands held8th Division
Eastern Army in India
Battles/warsBoxer Rebellion
World War I
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

Military career

Hudson was commissioned into the Northamptonshire Regiment as a lieutenant on 22 October 1881.[3] He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps in 1885[4] and became an officer of the 19th Lancers from that year.[5]

Promoted to captain on 22 October 1892, he served on the staff during the North West Frontier campaign in 1897.[6] He briefly acted as deputy assistant quartermaster-general at Indian army headquarters June–August 1900,[7] then was appointed a staff officer in the China Field Force for the Boxer Rebellion later that year. In 1901 he took part in the second Miranzai expedition in 1901.[8]

He commanded the 19th Lancers from 4 February to 27 August 1910.[5]

He was appointed a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the Directorate of Staff Duties and Military Training on 1 July 1910.[9]

He was appointed Commandant of the Cavalry School at Sangor in India 1 July until 30 September 1912 and became Brigadier-General on the General Staff of the Northern Army on 1 October 1912.[8][4]

He served in World War I as Brigadier-General on the General Staff of the Indian Corps from 1914,[10] then was appointed General Officer Commanding 8th Division on the Western Front from 31 July 1915[11] (in which capacity he led the attack on Ovillers losing 5,400 men)[10] until 8 December 1916 [4] and was appointed Adjutant General, India from 5 Feb 1917 until 30 October 1920.[8] Following the Amritsar massacre in 1919 it fell to Hudson, in his capacity as Adjutant-General, to tell Brigadier Reginald Dyer that he was relieved of his command.[12] He went on to be General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Eastern Army in India on 1 November 1920 [4] before retiring in 1924.[8]

In retirement he was a member of the Council of India.[8]

References
  1. January 1930 Indian Army List Supplement
  2. Officer Casualties of the Indian Armies 1803-1946 by A. J. Farrington
  3. "No. 25126". The London Gazette. 11 July 1882. p. 3214.
  4. Quarterly Army List March 1922
  5. History of the 19th King George's Own Lancers 1858-1921
  6. Hart′s Army list, 1901
  7. "No. 27469". The London Gazette. 29 August 1902. p. 5610.
  8. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  9. Indian Army List April 1911
  10. University of Birmingham
  11. Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Mariners, Merchants and the Military Too By Phillip E Jones
Military offices
Preceded by
Francis Davies		 General Officer Commanding the 8th Division
1915–1916		 Succeeded by
William Heneker
Preceded by
John Walter		 Adjutant-General, India
1917–1920		 Succeeded by
Sir Walter Delamain
Preceded by
New Post		 GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, India
1920–1924		 Succeeded by
Sir George Barrow
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