Hugh Hibbert (British Army officer)

Born the son of Rear-Admiral Hugh Thomas Hibbert,[1] Hibbert was commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on 17 September 1913 shortly before the start of the First World War.[2] He was deployed to eastern Norway in April 1940 and saw action during the Norwegian campaign during the Second World War for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order on 6 August 1940.[3] After being withdrawn from Norway in June 1940, he became commander of the 148th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland May 1941[4] and was engaged in operations to protecting the province from German invasion.[5] He went onto become General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in the UK in May 1942 before retiring in August 1943.[6]