Villiers Hatton

Villiers Hatton
Born	8 October 1852 Clonard, County Wexford[1]
Died	18 June 1914
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	1st Bn Grenadier Guards Commander of British Troops in South China
Battles/wars	Mahdist War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Villiers Hatton CB (8 October 1852 – 18 June 1914) was Commander of British Troops in South China.

Military career

Hatton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1870.^[2] He was made Instructor of Musketry in 1874^[3] and Adjutant of his Regiment in 1884.^[4]

He was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Grenadier Guards^[5] and in that capacity, having landed at Dakhla on 6 August 1898,^[6] took part in the Nile Expedition during the Mahdist War and was mentioned in despatches.^[7] His period of service as commanding officer ended in January 1900, when he was placed on half-pay.^[8]

He became Commander of British Troops in South China in 1903.^[9][10] He retired in 1909^[11] to Berkeley Square in London.^[12]

Family

In 1897 he married Emily Hoffman.^[13]

References

1. The Hattons of Wexford and Ireland
2. The London Gazette: no. 23649. p. 3949. 26 August 1870. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
3. The London Gazette: no. 24084. p. 2028. 7 April 1874. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
4. The London Gazette: no. 25350. p. 2034. 6 May 1884. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
5. Khartoum 1898
6. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Sudan
7. The London Gazette: no. 27009. p. 5729. 30 September 1898. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
8. The London Gazette: no. 27157. p. 515. 26 January 1900.
9. The London Gazette: no. 27634. p. 181. 8 January 1904. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
10. Hong Kong Legislative Council
11. The London Gazette: no. 28304. p. 8107. 5 November 1909. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
12. The London Gazette: no. 28926. p. 7968. 6 October 1914. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
13. William I