Thomas Jacomb Hutton
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, KCIE, CB, MC & Bar (27 March 1890 – 17 January 1981) was a British Army officer who held a variety of vital staff appointments between the First and Second World Wars, ultimately commanding the Burma Army during the early stages of the Japanese conquest of Burma in early 1942.
Sir Thomas Hutton | |
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Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton | |
| Born | 27 March 1890 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 17 January 1981 (aged 90) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1909–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 19400 |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery Royal Artillery |
| Commands held | Burma Command (1941–42) Chief of the General Staff, India (1941) Western Independent District (1938–40) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (5) Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) War Merit Cross (Italy) |
| Spouse(s) | |
Hutton was married to Scottish psychiatrist Isabel Emslie Hutton.
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