Major-General Hugh Clement Sutton (20 January 1867 – 15 April 1928) was a British Army officer, Deputy Assistant Director of Railways in South Africa between 1900 and 1902 and Lieutenant-Governor and Secretary of Royal Chelsea Hospital between 1923 and 1928.
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Early life
Sutton was the son of Henry George Sutton, sixth son of Sir Richard Sutton, 2nd Baronet, by his marriage to Matilda Harriet Heneage, a daughter of George Heneage Walker-Heneage MP and Henrietta Vivian. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
Military career
Sutton was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards on 14 September 1887, promoted to lieutenant on 4 September 1890, and to captain on 1 December 1897.
He served in South Africa during the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902. As adjutant of the Coldstream Guards, he served in the Orange Free State from February to May 1900, taking parts in the actions at Belmont, Enslin, and Modder River (November 1899), Magersfontein (December 1899), Paardeberg (February 1900), Poplar Grove and Driefontein (March 1900). He was Deputy Assistant Director of Railways in Johannesburg from July 1900 to 1902. For his service he was mentioned in despatches, received the Queen's and King's South Africa medals with seven clasps, and a brevet promotion to major dated 29 November 1900.