Henry Batten Huddleston | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 March 1944 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Batten Huddleston OBE VD (22 January 1864 – 7 March 1944), [1] also known as H.B. Huddleston, was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways. [2] [3] [4] [5] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force. [6] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust. [7] [8] [9]
Henry Batten Huddleston was born in Barrackpore, India, on 22 January 1864, the son of Graham Egerton Huddleston by his second wife, Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten). [6] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [10]
Huddleston was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways. [3] [4] [5] [2] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force. [6] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust. [7] [8]
On 27 October 1887, Huddleston married Mary Louise Fraser at Purneah, Bengal. [6] They had one son, Leslie, who died as an infant, and a daughter, Winifred Evelyn Huddleston. [6] After his retirement, Huddleston was offered a seat on the London board of the Burma Railways. [6]
Huddleston's greatest hobby was fishing and he was a member of the Flyfishers' Club. [6] He died on 7 March 1944. [1]
Henry Batten Huddleston | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 March 1944 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Batten Huddleston OBE VD (22 January 1864 – 7 March 1944), [1] also known as H.B. Huddleston, was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways. [2] [3] [4] [5] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force. [6] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust. [7] [8] [9]
Henry Batten Huddleston was born in Barrackpore, India, on 22 January 1864, the son of Graham Egerton Huddleston by his second wife, Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten). [6] He was educated at Bedford Modern School. [10]
Huddleston was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways. [3] [4] [5] [2] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force. [6] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust. [7] [8]
On 27 October 1887, Huddleston married Mary Louise Fraser at Purneah, Bengal. [6] They had one son, Leslie, who died as an infant, and a daughter, Winifred Evelyn Huddleston. [6] After his retirement, Huddleston was offered a seat on the London board of the Burma Railways. [6]
Huddleston's greatest hobby was fishing and he was a member of the Flyfishers' Club. [6] He died on 7 March 1944. [1]