Alexander Richard Hamilton Hutchison
Appearance
Sir Alexander Hutchison | |
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Born | Colombo, Ceylon | 2 August 1871
Died | 1930 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Royal Marines |
Years of service | 1890–1927 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Adjutant-General Royal Marines |
Battles / wars | Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
General Sir Alexander Richard Hamilton Hutchison, KCB, CMG, DSO (2 August 1871 – 1930) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Adjutant-General Royal Marines.
Military career
Hutchison was commissioned into the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 28 March 1890.[1] Promoted to captain on 6 December 1897, he fought in the Second Boer War.[2] He served as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces in 1915[3] and then saw action in the Gallipoli Campaign later that year[4] before becoming Assistant Adjutant-General Royal Marines in July 1918 during the latter stages of the First World War.[5]
Hutchison went on to be Adjutant-General Royal Marines from March 1924 before retiring in December 1927.[6]
References
- ^ "No. 26044". The London Gazette. 22 April 1890. p. 2339.
- ^ "Visitation of England and Wales". 1902. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "No. 29290". The London Gazette. 10 September 1915. p. 8986.
- ^ "Royal Navy medals". Naval History. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Navy List". June 1920. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.