Major-General Hugh Brownlow Hibbert DSO (10 December 1893 – 22 June 1988) was a senior British Army officer.
Hugh Hibbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1893 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 22 June 1988 (aged 94) Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1946 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 10488 |
| Unit | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Commands held | 148th Infantry Brigade 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Military career edit
Born the son of Rear-Admiral Hugh Thomas Hibbert,[1] Hibbert entered the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, on 17 September 1913, shortly before the start of the First World War.[2]
He was deployed to eastern Norway in April 1940 and saw action during the Norwegian campaign during the Second World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order on 6 August 1940.[3] After being withdrawn from Norway in June 1940, he became commander of the 148th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland May 1941[4] and was engaged in operations to protecting the province from German invasion.[5] He went onto become General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in the United Kingdom from May 1942 until August 1943, eventually retiring from the army in 1946, a year after the war ended.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Letter from Major General W. R. Baring Pemberton to General Hibbert (Hugh Brownlow Hibbert)". National Archives. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 28756". The London Gazette. 16 September 1913. p. 6561.
- ^ "No. 34914". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 August 1940. p. 4789.
- ^ "Hibbert, Hugh Brownlow". Generals.dk. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Badge, formation, Home District, British Troops Northern Ireland". Imperial war Museum. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
Bibliography edit
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.