Basil Hitchcock

Lieutenant General Sir Basil Ferguson Burnett Hitchcock, KCB, DSO (3 March 1877 – 23 November 1938) was a British Army officer and first-class cricketer.

Basil Hitchcock
Born	(1877-03-03)3 March 1877 Chatham, Kent, Kent, England
Died	23 November 1938(1938-11-23) (aged 61) Westminster, London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division Deccan District
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order
Personal information
Relations	James Robertson (Father-in-law)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1896	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 2 Runs scored 33 Batting average 11.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 21 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2010

Early life

Hitchcock was the elder son of Colonel Burnett Hitchcock, of Weeke Manor, Winchester.[1] Educated at Harrow School, he made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in the 1896 County Championship against Derbyshire and Yorkshire.[2][3]

Military career

Hitchcock was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Sherwood Foresters on 20 February 1897, promoted to lieutenant on 12 April 1898, and to captain on 12 March 1901.[4] After serving in South Africa during the Second Boer War, he was deployed with his regiment to France with the British Expeditionary Force and, for rallying the troops at Hancourt, was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.[5] He became Director of Mobilization at the War Office in 1917, Major-General, Administration at Aldershot Command in November 1921 and General Officer Commanding 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division in July 1926.[6] He went on to be General Officer Commanding Deccan District in India in October 1928 before retiring in December 1930.[6]

Hitchcock died at Westminster, London on 23 November 1938.[3]

Family

Hitchcock married at St Margaret's, Westminster, on 22 October 1902 Anne Austin Robertson-Walker, daughter of J. Robertson-Walker, of Gilgarran, Cumberland.[1] His father-in-law James Robertson played first-class cricket for Middlesex and the Marylebone Cricket Club.[7]

References

1. "Marriages". The Times (36907). London. 24 October 1902. p. 1.
2. "Basil Hitchcock". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. "Basil Hitchcock". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
4. Hart′s Army list, 1903
5. "No. 29001". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1914. p. 10547.
6. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2020.
7. "James Robertson". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

Military offices
Preceded by Hugo de Pree	GOC 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division 1926–1928	Succeeded by Harold Higginson