Edward Hutton (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton, KCB, KCMG, DL, FRGS (6 December 1848 – 4 August 1923) was a British military commander, who pioneered the use of mounted infantry in the British Army and later commanded the Canadian Militia and the Australian Army.
Sir Edward Thomas Henry Hutton | |
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Major-General Edward Hutton c.1900 | |
| Born | 6 December 1848 Torquay, Devon |
| Died | 4 August 1923 (aged 74) Lyne, Surrey |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1867–1907 1914–1915 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held | 21st Division (1914–15) 3rd Division (1905–06) General Officer Commanding the Australian Military Forces (1901–04) General Officer Commanding the Militia of Canada (1898–00) |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Zulu War First Boer War Anglo-Egyptian War Nile Expedition Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches (12) |
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