Coote Synge-Hutchinson

Coote Synge-Hutchinson

Lieutenant-General Coote Synge-Hutchinson (7 August 1832 - 13 February 1902) was a British Army officer.

Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London

He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of Francis Synge-Hutchinson and Lady Louisa Frances Synge-Hutchinson, daughter of Hon. Francis Hely-Hutchinson and sister of the Earl of Donoughmore.

Synge-Hutchinson, of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, was awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal, with Lucknow clasp, for service with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen’s Bays).

He was later promoted to Lieutenant General and became Honorary Colonel of the 19th Royal Hussars from 24 March 1899 to 13 February 1902.

His nephew was Colonel Edward Douglas Brown VC.

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