John Hawkesworth (British Army officer)

Sir John Hawkesworth
Rear Admiral Richard L. Conolly of the U.S. Navy, pictured here on the right, alongside Major-General John Hawkesworth aboard USS Biscayne, 6 September 1943.
Nickname(s)"Ginger"
Born(1893-02-19)19 February 1893
St Bees, Cumberland, England
Died3 June 1945(1945-06-03) (aged 52)
Gibraltar
Buried
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1914–1945
RankLieutenant-General
Service number22835
UnitEast Yorkshire Regiment
Commands heldMilitary Command Athens (1944–45)
X Corps (1944)
46th Infantry Division (1943–44)
4th Infantry Division (1942–43)
12th Infantry Brigade (1939–40)
2nd Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment (1937–39)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Arab revolt
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (3)
Croix de guerre (France)
Croix de guerre (Belgium)
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
RelationsJohn Hawkesworth (son)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Ledlie Inglis Hawkesworth, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar (19 February 1893 – 3 June 1945) was a senior British Army officer who served during both World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the 4th Division during the Tunisian Campaign in early 1943, later commanding the 46th Division throughout most of the Italian Campaign and, finally, X Corps in Greece, before suffering from a fatal heart attack in June 1945.


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