Hugh Anthony Prince

Hugh Prince
Born	11 August 1911
Died	6 November 2005
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army Indian Army
Rank	Major-General
Battles / wars	Second World War
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Hugh Anthony Prince CBE (11 August 1911 – 6 November 2005) was an Indian Army and British Army officer who became Chief of the Military Planning Office for the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.

Military career (Indian Army)

The son of Dr H. T. Prince FRCS LRCP, Prince was educated at Eastbourne College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He won a cadet scholarship to Sandhurst and distinguished himself there in physical training. Prince was appointed to the Unattached List of the Indian Army on 27 August 1931. He was admitted into the Indian Army and appointed to the 2nd battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles on 22 October 1932. Promoted Lieutenant 27 November 1933, he was appointed Quartermaster 9 November 1935 then Adjutant 1 November 1938. Promoted Captain 27 August 1939. He took part in operations on the North West Frontier of India during the period 1937-39. Appointed General Staff Officer 3rd grade (Operations) 03/09/37 - 30/04/40. Air Intelligence Liaison Officer 15/11/40 - 15/09/41. General Staff Officer 3rd grade (Air) 16/09/41 - 15/2/42, General Staff Officer 2nd grade (Air) 16/02/42 - 09/08/43. Brigade- Major to an Indian Infantry Brigade 10/08/43 - 30/01/44. General Staff Officer 1st grade (Plans), H. Q., S.A.C.S.E.A. 15/07/44 to 21/5/45. Instructor (G. S. O. 2nd grade) Staff College Quetta 25/11/45 - 16/06/47.

Appointed acting Major 16/02/42 - 15/05/42, temporary Major 16/05/42 - 17/07/43 & 30/01/44 - 29/4/44. War Substantive Major 30/04/44. Major 1 July 1946.

Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 17 December 1942).

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel 30/01/44 - 29/4/44, temporary Lieutenant-Colonel 30/04/44 - 22/11/47.

Military career (British Army)

He transferred to The King's Regiment (Liverpool) 23 November 1947. Appointed temporary Lieutenant-Colonel 9/12/48 to 24/05/53.

Appointed S.C.O. (S. O. 1), B. T. B. 9/12/48 - 24/04/49. General Staff Officer 1st grade War Office 05/05/49 - 09/08/50. Assistant Adjutant & Quarter Master General to an Infantry Division as part of the British Army on the Rhine, Germany 09/04/51 - 04/02/53.

Lieutenant-Colonel 16 January 1954.

Temporary Brigadier 05/07/56 to 13/06/61.

Appointed to command a brigade as part of Western Command 05/07/56 to 08/07/59.

Colonel 14 June 1957.

D. D. P. S. (A.), War Office 07/09/59 to 27/02/61.

He was appointed CBE (Military Division)in the London Gazette of 31 December 1960.

Brigadier 14 June 1961.

Brigadier, A/Q. H. Q. Eastern Command 24/03/61 to 28/02/64.

Major-General 1 July 1964 (with senority 2 May 1964).

Chief, Military Planning Office, S. E. A. T. O. 1 July 1964 in Bangkok.

Retired 17 October 1966.

Family

He married in firstly, in 1938, Elizabeth, daughter of Dr Walter Bapty, of Victoria B.C. His first wife died in 1959. There were two sons of the first marriage. He married secondly, in 1959, Claude-Andree, daughter of Andre Romanet, by whom he had a son.

He died at Arles, France in November 2005, aged 94: the funeral took place at Chester Cathedral on 18 November 2005.

Sources

• The Times, death notice section
• The Army Gradiation List, February 1965
• Indian Army List (various dates)
• London Gazette