Who's Who in the Far East/FITTON, Lieut-Col. Hugh Gregory
FITTON, Lieut-Col. Hugh Gregory (HONGKONG), D.S.O.; Commanding 2nd Batt. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment); b. Nov. I5, 1863. Lieut., Royal Berkshire Regiment, Feb. 6, 1884; Capt., May 1, 189C; Major, May 7, 1902; R.W. Kent, Feb. 10, 1904; Lieut. -Col., Aug. 19, 19C5; employed with Egyptian Army, May, 1894 to Dec., 1899; D.A.A.O. South Africa, Sept., 1889 to Sept., 19G2; D.A.Q.M.., 7th Div.,;:rd Army Corps, Oct., 1902 to Mar., 1904; took part in Soudan Expedition, 1885 (Suakin) Soudan, 1885-G, Frontier Field Force action at Giniss, and attack on Ambigole Wells; Expedition to Dongola, 1896; D.A.A.G. Inf. Div. (wounded); operations of Jun. 7 (horse killed), and Sept. 19 (mentioned Despatches, Nov., 3 1896); Nile Expedition, 1897, Staff Offr. to G.O.C.; Flying Cols, occupation of Berber, and to Atbara River (mentioned Despatches, Jan. 25, 1898); Nile Expedition, 1898 as D.A.A.G.; battles of the Atbara and Khartoum (mentioned in Despatches, Sept. 30, 1898); Brev. Maj. S. African War, 1899-1902; on Staff; operations in the Orange Free State, Feb. to May, 1900, including operations at Paardeberg, actions at Poplar Grove, Karee Siding, Vet River, May 5 and 6, and Zand River, operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including, actions near Johannesburg and Pretoria; operations in the Transvaal, Nov. 30, 1900, to May 31, 1902 (mentioned Despatches, Sept. 10, 1901 and July 20, 1902); Brev. of Lt.-Col. Decorations: Medal with clasp, Bronze star, Soudan; D.S.O. and Egyptian Medal with 2 clasps; 4th class Medjidie, clasp to Egypt. Medal Nile 1897; 2 clasps to Egypt. Medal, Nile Ex., 1898; Queen's Medal with 3 clasps, S. African war; King's Medal with 2 clasps. Club: Hongkong. Address: Military Headquarters, Hongkong.