William Hulton-Harrop

Major-General William Harrington Hulton-Harrop CB, DSO (7 May 1906 – 1979) was a British Army officer.

William Hulton-Harrop
Born7 May 1906
Died1979
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands held3rd Infantry Brigade
158th Infantry Brigade
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Yorkshire District
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Military career

Hulton-Harrop was commissioned into the King's Shropshire Light Infantry on 4 February 1926.[1] He served on the Northwest Frontier of India between 1930 and 1931.[2] He saw action in the Italian campaign during the Second World War, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[3] He was also briefly acting Commanding Officer of 3rd Infantry Brigade in the Middle East in April / May 1945.[4]

After the war he became Commander of 158th Infantry Brigade in October 1949, Deputy Director of Movements at the War Office in February 1955 and General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and Northumbrian District in September 1956.[5] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Yorkshire District in May 1959 before retiring in October 1959.[5]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1959 New Year Honours.[6]

References
  1. "No. 33130". The London Gazette. 5 February 1926. p. 887.
  2. "Army List". 1938. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "No. 37027". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 April 1945. p. 1944.
  4. "William Hulton-Harrop". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. "No. 41589". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1958. p. 3.
Military offices
Preceded by
Cyril Colquhoun		 GOC 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
1956–1959		 Succeeded by
Lord Thurlow


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