Thomas Jacomb Hutton
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| Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton | |
|---|---|
| 1890 - 1981 | |
| Allegiance | British Army |
| Years of service | 1909-1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Burma Command Royal Artillery |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II * Burma Campaign |
| Awards | Military Cross Order of the Bath Order of the Indian Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, MC, KCB, KCIE was a British general who lived from 1890 to 1981.
- born 1890;
- educated at Rossall and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- 1909 commissioned into the Army as 2nd lieutenant, Royal Artillery
- World War I
- 1914 - 1918 service on the Western Front
- 1919 - 1920 Assistant Military Secretary
- 1923 - 1924 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, War Office
- 1924 - 1926 General Staff Officer, Grade 2, Eastern Command
- 1927 promoted Major
- 1927 - 1930 Military Assistant to Chief of the Imperial General Staff,
- 1930 promoted colonel
- 1933 - 1936 General Staff Officer Grade 1, Military Operations,
- 1936 served in Palestine,
- 1936 - 1938 General Staff Officer Grade 1, 1 Division
- 1938 promoted major-general
- World War II
- 1938 - 1940 General Officer Commanding Western Independent District, India
- 1940 - 1941 Deputy Chief of General Staff, Army HQ, India
- 1941 promoted lieutenant general and Chief of General Staff, India
- 1942 General Officer Commanding Burma, Burma Command
- 1942 - 1944 Secretary of War Resources and Reconstruction Committees of Council, India
- 1942 - 1952 Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery
- 1944 retired from the army
- 1944 - 1946 Officiating Secretary, Viceroy's Executive Council
- 1947 - 1949 Regional Officer, Ministry of Health
- 1949 - 1953 General Manager, Anglo-American Council on Productivity
- 1953 - 1957 Director, British Productivity Council
- 1957 - 1964 Chairman of Organisation and Methods Training Council
- 1981 died
[edit] Further reading
- LHCMA catalogue: Papers of Lt Gen Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, MC, KCB, KCIE (1890-1981), King's College London Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. (URL accessed June 9, 2006)
- "By Air and Foot", Time magazine, February 16, 1942. British versus Japanese, Rangoon; archive article) )URL accessed June 9, 2006)
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