Thomas Jacomb Hutton

Sir Thomas Hutton
Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton
Born	(1890-03-27)27 March 1890 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	17 January 1981(1981-01-17) (aged 90) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1909–1944
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Service number	19400
Unit	Royal Field Artillery Royal Artillery
Commands held	Burma Command (1941–42) Chief of the General Staff, India (1941) Western Independent District (1938–40)
Battles/wars	First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (5) Legion of Honour (France) Croix de Guerre (France) War Merit Cross (Italy)
Spouse(s)	Isabel Emslie Hutton ​ ​ (m. 1921⁠–⁠1960)​

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, KCIE, CB, MC & Bar (27 March 1890 – 17 January 1981) was a British Army officer who held a variety of vital staff appointments between the First and Second World Wars, ultimately commanding the Burma Army during the early stages of the Japanese conquest of Burma in early 1942.^[1]

Hutton was married to Scottish psychiatrist Isabel Emslie Hutton.^[2]