Lieutenant Colonel HENRY WILLIAM ERNEST HITCHINS
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Manchester Regiment
1st Bn.
Date of Death
Died 26 April 1915
Age 49 years old
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Additional Info Only son of the late Maj. General and Mrs. Hitchins, of East Lodge, Belmont, Hove, Sussex. Twice Mentioned in Despatches for Gallant and Distinguished Service at the Capture of Givenchy, 20th Dec., 1914, and at Ypres, April, 1915. "The gallant Colonel of The gallant Manchesters" was respected and beloved for his noble and unselfish character, and for his conspicuous bravery.
- Personal Inscription NOBLE-HEARTED GALLANT SOLDIER, HONOURABLE, TRUE, BRAVE, LOVING AND BELOVED. GOD BLESS YOU
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