8350 Major-General Henry Porter Wolseley HUTSON, DSO, OBE, MC, MiD, Royal Engineers

Personal Number: 8350
Rank: Major-General
Name: Henry Porter Wolseley HUTSON, DSO, OBE, MC, MiD
Unit: Royal Engineers


London Gazette : 20 January 1914
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CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS.
Gentlemen Cadets from the Royal Military Academy. Dated 19th December, 1913: —
Henry Porter Wolseley Hutson.

London Gazette : 3 July 1915
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His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned Officers and Warrant Officer in recognition of their gallantry and devotion to duty whilst serving with the Expeditionary Force:—
Second Lieutenant Henry Porter Wolseley Hutson, 59th Field Company, Royal
Engineers.
At Ypres, on May 8th, 1915, for coolness and gallantry in reconnoitring a barricade across our fire trench (No. 40), and laying and firing a charge against it. The enemy were only 20 yards away behind a second barricade, and this officer was knocked down by a German bomb while assisting to lay the charge, but continued working. He has shown coolness under fire, and carried out dangerous work on many occasions during the winter trench warfare.

London Gazette : 20 April 1918
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SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS.
(Graded for purposes of pay as G.S.Os.., 3rd Grade.)—Capt. H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O., M.C., R.E. 25th June 1917.

London Gazette : 5 November 1918
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The undermentionedto be Adjts.:—
Capt. H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O., M.C., from 7th Mar. to 30th June 1918.

London Gazette : 1 January 1937
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CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS.
The undermentioned Majs. to be Lt.-Cols.
1st Jan. 1937: —
H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C.

London Gazette : 2 March 1937
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ESTABLISHMENTS.
Sch. of Mil. Eng.—Lt.-CoL H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., R.E., relinquishes the appt. of Chief Instr. (Cl. Y), Fd. Works and Bridging (on promotion). 1st Jan. 1937.

London Gazette : 1 April 1941
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned for distinguished services in the Middle East during the period August, 1939, to November, 1940: —
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Hutson, Col. (temp. Brig.) H. P. W., D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. (8350).

London Gazette : 8 July 1941
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned for distinguished services in the Middle East during the period December, 1940, to February, 1941:-
COMMANDS AND STAFF.
Hutson, Col. (temp. Brig.) H. P. W., D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. (8350), late R.E.

London Gazette : 30 December 1941
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve that the following be Mentioned in recognition of distinguished services in the Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, The Western Desert, The Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tobruk) during the period February, 1941, to July, 1941:—
Brig, (temp.) H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. (8350), late R.E.

London Gazette : 8 October 1943
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REGULAR ARMY.
Col. (temp. Brig.) H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C. (8350) is granted the actg. rank of Maj.-Gen

 

London Gazette : 1 April 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35120/supplement/1869/data.pdf

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35120/supplement/1872/data.pdf

 

London Gazette : 30 December 1941
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https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35396/page/7340/data.pdf

 

See also:

• Biography of Major-General Henry Porter Wolseley Hutson (1893 – 1991), Great Britain
• https://www.britishmilitaryhistory..../01/East-Africa-Command-History-Personnel.pdf
  
• "Chief Engineer – (C.Eng.)
  12th June 1941 – 2nd October 1941
  Brigadier (Temporary) Henry Porter Wolseley HUTSON, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C."

 

London Gazette : 8 July 1941
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35209/supplement/3885/data.pdf