Hugh Jeudwine
Sir Hugh Jeudwine | |
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Mentioned in Despatches |
Territorial Army from 1923 to 1927.[1]
Early life and education
Jeudwine was born at Chicheley, Buckinghamshire, on 9 June 1862. He was the son of Reverend William Jeudwine, vicar of Chicheley, Newport Pagnell. He was educated at Eton College between 1876 and 1880 before attending the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from 1880 to 1882.[1][2]
Military career
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Jeudwine was
major on 4 January 1900.[4] He again served in South Africa as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General for Cape Colony in 1902.[5] Following the end of the war in June 1902, he left Cape Town on the SS Canada and returned to Southampton in late July.[6] After the war, he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Experiments at the School of Gunnery in 1904 and Deputy Adjutant General at Aldershot Command in 1909, before taking a post on the staff at the Staff College, Camberley.[5]
Jeudwine served in the
General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Division from 1916.[5] As divisional commander he sought feedback from his officers (an unusual practice at the time) at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 and then played a crucial role in holding the German Sixth Army at Givenchy in April 1918.[7]
After the war Jeudwine became Chief of General Staff at Headquarters
Territorial Army in 1923 before he retired in 1927.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary: Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hugh Jeudwine". The Times. 3 December 1942. p. 7.
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- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27154". The London Gazette. 16 January 1900. p. 287.
- ^ a b c d e Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36821. London. 16 July 1902. p. 11.
- ^ Notable individuals Western Front Association