| Honorific Prefix: | Sir |
| Havelock Hudson | |
| Birth Date: | 22 June 1862 |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | British Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1881–1924 |
| Rank: | General |
| Commands: | Eastern Army in India 8th Division |
| Battles: | Boxer Rebellion First World War |
| Awards: | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire |
General Sir Havelock Hudson, (22 June 1862 – 25 December 1944)[1] [2] was a British Indian Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding 8th Division during the First World War.
Hudson was commissioned into the Northamptonshire Regiment as a lieutenant on 22 October 1881. He transferred to the Indian Staff Corps in 1885,[3] and became an officer of the 19th Lancers from that year.[4] Promoted to captain on 22 October 1892, he served on the staff during the North West Frontier campaign in 1897.[5] He briefly acted as deputy assistant quartermaster-general at Indian army headquarters from June–August 1900, he 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.[6]
Hudson commanded the 19th Lancers from 4 February to 27 August 1910.[4] He was appointed a General Staff Officer Grade 1 with the Directorate of Staff Duties and Military Training on 1 July 1910.[7] He was appointed Commandant of the Cavalry School at Sangor in India from 1 July to 30 September 1912 and became Brigadier-General on the General Staff of the Northern Army on 1 October 1912.[6] [3]
Hudson served in the First World War as Brigadier-General on the General Staff of the Indian Corps from 1914,[8] then was appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 8th Division on the Western Front from 31 July 1915.[9] He led the division in the attack on Ovillers, losing 5,400 men.[8] He relinquished command of the division on 8 December 1916,[3] and was appointed Adjutant General, India from 5 February 1917 until 30 October 1920.[6] 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.[10] He was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Eastern Army in India on 1 November 1920,[3] before retiring in 1924.[6]
In retirement Hudson was a member of the Council of India.[6]
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