Francis Clere Hitchcock
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Francis Clere Hitchcock | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | March 15, 1896
Died | 1963 (aged 66–67) |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | Leinster Regiment |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Colonel Francis Clere Hitchcock MC (1896–1962)[1] wrote Stand To—A Diary of the Trenches 1915–1918[2] about the activities of the second Leinster Regiment of the British Army in World War I.
Biography
He was born in Dublin and spent most of his young life in Kinnitty, Birr, County Offaly where his father was the Church of Ireland parish rector. His brother was the Hollywood director Rex Ingram.
He enlisted as an officer in the Leinster Regiment at the start of World War I, and fought in France where he was awarded the Military Cross.[3] He remained in the British Army until retirement with the rank of Colonel.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Family Tree Maker: Francis Clere Hitchcock
- ^ Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press, ISBN 978-1-84342-160-3
- ^ Barton, Ruth; Ford, Michael James (8 November 2014). "Irish brothers in arms: the soldier and the film director". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
Bibliography
- Stand to" : a diary of the Trenches 1915–18. London: Hurst & Blackett. 1937.
- To horse!. London: Hurst & Blackett. 1938.
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