Villiers Hatton
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Major-General
Villiers Hatton CB
(8 October 1852 - 18 June 1914) was Commander of British Troops in South China
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, Hatton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards
in 1870. He was made Instructor
of Musketry in 1874 and Adjutant
of his Regiment in 1884.
He was appointed Commanding Officer
of 1st Bn Grenadier Guards and in that capacity, having landed at Dakhla
on 6 August 1898, took part in the Nile Expedition
during the Mahdist War
and was mentioned in despatches.
He became Commander of British Troops in South China
in 1903. He retired in 1909 to Berkeley Square
in London
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Major-General (United Kingdom)
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Villiers Hatton CB
Order of the Bath
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(8 October 1852 - 18 June 1914) was Commander of British Troops in South China
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
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Military career
Born at Clonard in County WexfordCounty Wexford
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, Hatton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards
Grenadier Guards
The Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
in 1870. He was made Instructor
Teacher
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of Musketry in 1874 and Adjutant
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
of his Regiment in 1884.
He was appointed Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of 1st Bn Grenadier Guards and in that capacity, having landed at Dakhla
Dakhla, Western Sahara
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on 6 August 1898, took part in the Nile Expedition
Nile Expedition
The Nile Expedition, sometimes called the Gordon Relief Expedition , was a British mission to relieve Major-General Charles George Gordon at Khartoum, Sudan. Gordon had been sent to the Sudan to help Egyptians evacuate from Sudan after Britain decided to abandon the country in the face of a...
during the Mahdist War
Mahdist War
The Mahdist War was a colonial war of the late 19th century. It was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese and the Egyptian and later British forces. It has also been called the Anglo-Sudan War or the Sudanese Mahdist Revolt. The British have called their part in the conflict the Sudan Campaign...
and was mentioned in despatches.
He became Commander of British Troops in South China
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.-Structure:...
in 1903. He retired in 1909 to Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square
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in London
London
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