John Hogshaw
John Harold Hogshaw | |
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Born | 1896 |
Died | 1968 (aged 71−72) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1949 |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands held | 10th Infantry Brigade 4th Division 203rd Infantry Brigade 134th Infantry Brigade |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross |
Brigadier-General John Harold Hogshaw CB, MC (1896–1968) was a British Army officer who briefly commanded the 4th Division during the Second World War.
Military career[]
Hogshaw was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers on 15 December 1914.[1] He was awarded the Military Cross for his actions in the First World War.[2]
Hogshaw also served in the Second World War: he became commander of the 10th Infantry Brigade in North Africa in June 1942 and briefly took over command of the 4th Division in North Africa on 22 August 1943 and remained in command until relieved on 4 September 1943.[3] After returning to the 10th Brigade, he went on to command the 203rd Infantry Brigade in August 1944 and the 134th Infantry Brigade in September 1944.[4] After the war he served as Commandant of the British sector in Vienna from December 1946 to November 1949.[5]
Hogshaw was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1948 Birthday Honours.[6]
References[]
- ^ "No. 29007". The London Gazette. 15 December 1914. p. 10695.
- ^ "No. 29584". The London Gazette. 16 May 1916. p. 4928.
- ^ Joslen, H. F. (2003) [1990]. Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press. ISBN 978-1-84342-474-1., p. 45
- ^ "Hogshaw, John Harold". Generals.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Rulers: Austrian states after 1918". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "No. 38311". The London Gazette. 4 June 1948. p. 3367.
External links[]
- 1896 births
- 1968 deaths
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Royal Northumberland Fusiliers officers
- British Army brigadiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army brigadiers of World War II