Havelock Hudson

Hudson was commissioned into the Northamptonshire Regiment as a lieutenant on 22 October 1881.[3] He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps in 1885[4] and became an officer of the 19th Lancers from that year.[5]

Promoted to captain on 22 October 1892, he served on the staff during the North West Frontier campaign in 1897.[6] He briefly acted as deputy assistant quartermaster-general at Indian army headquarters June–August 1900,[7] then was appointed a staff officer in the China Field Force for the Boxer Rebellion later that year. In 1901 he took part in the second Miranzai expedition in 1901.[8]

He commanded the 19th Lancers from 4 February to 27 August 1910.[5]

He was appointed a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the Directorate of Staff Duties and Military Training on 1 July 1910.[9]

He was appointed Commandant of the Cavalry School at Sangor in India 1 July until 30 September 1912 and became Brigadier-General on the General Staff of the Northern Army on 1 October 1912.[8][4]

He served in World War I as Brigadier-General on the General Staff of the Indian Corps from 1914,[10] then was appointed General Officer Commanding 8th Division on the Western Front from 31 July 1915[11] (in which capacity he led the attack on Ovillers losing 5,400 men)[10] until 8 December 1916 [4] and was appointed Adjutant General, India from 5 Feb 1917 until 30 October 1920.[8] Following the Amritsar massacre in 1919 it fell to Hudson, in his capacity as Adjutant-General, to tell Brigadier Reginald Dyer that he was relieved of his command.[12] He went on to be General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Eastern Army in India on 1 November 1920 [4] before retiring in 1924.[8]

In retirement he was a member of the Council of India.[8]