Robert Hutchison, 1st Baron Hutchison of Montrose
| The Lord Hutchison of Montrose | |
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Sir Robert Hutchison in 1923
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| Born | 5 September 1873 |
| Died | 13 June 1950 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (6) Legion of Honour (France) Order of the Crown (Belgium) Croix de guerre (Belgium) Army Distinguished Service Medal (United States) |
Major General Robert Hutchison, 1st Baron Hutchison of Montrose KCMG, CB, DSO, PC (5 September 1873 – 13 June 1950) was a Scottish soldier and Liberal politician.
Hutchison was the son of Alexander Hutchison, of Braehead, Kirkcaldy, Fife. His younger brother Sir Balfour Hutchison (1889–1967) was a lieutenant general in the British Army.
Hutchison was a lieutenant in the Fife Artillery, a Militia regiment, when he received a regular commission as a second lieutenant in the 7th Dragoon Guards on 10 February 1900. He was promoted to lieutenant on 3 October 1900. The following year he was seconded to the Imperial Yeomanry, serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa, where he was appointed lieutenant and adjutant of the 12th Battalion on 25 November 1901, with the temporary rank of captain from the same day. He relinquished his appointment as adjutant and his temporary appointment as captain on 12 May 1902, shortly before the end of the war, and left Cape Town the following month, returning home on SS Plassy. He was promoted to the substantive rank of captain with the 11th Hussars in 1905 and major with the 4th Dragoon Guards in 1912. He was a General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade, from 1912–1914, and promoted to 2nd Grade in 1914. He served in the First World War as General Staff Officer 1st Grade, 1915–1917; temporary major general and Director of Organisation at the War Office from May 1917–1919; DAG 1919. He was Mentioned in Despatches six times, and awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1915, appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1918, and knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1919. He was also awarded the Belgian Order of the Crown and Croix de guerre, the French Legion of Honour, and the American Army Distinguished Service Medal. He retired in 1923.
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