| Sir Hugh Jeudwine | |
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 Lt. Gen. Sir Hugh Jeudwine | |
| Born | 1862 |
| Died | 1942 (aged 79–80) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1882 - 1927 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Sandham Jeudwine KCB KBE (1862–1942) was a British Army officer who became Director General of the Territorial Army.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Jeudwine was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1882 and served in the Second Boer War as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General for Cape Colony.[1] He was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Experiments at the School of Gunnery in 1904 and Deputy Adjutant General at Aldershot Command in 1909 before taking a post on the staff at the Staff College, Camberley.[1] He served in World War I as Commander of 41st Infantry Brigade from 1915 and then as General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division from 1916.[1] As Divisional Commander he sought feedback from his officers (an unusual practice at the time) at the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917 and then played a crucial role in holding the German Sixth Army at Givenchy in April 1918.[2]
After the War he became Chief of General Staff at Headquarters British Army on the Rhine and then, from 1919, General Officer Commanding 5th Division in Ireland.[1] His last appointment was as Director General of the Territorial Army in 1923 before he retired in 1927.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Notable individuals Western Front Association
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Ponsonby |
General Officer Commanding the 5th Division 1919–1922 |
Succeeded by Division Disbanded (Post next held by Walter Kirke) |
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