| Henry Batten Huddleston | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Barrackpore, India |
| Death Place: | Hove, England |
| Nationality: | British |
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Batten Huddleston OBE VD (22 January 1864 – 7 March 1944),[1] also known as H.B. Huddleston, was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways.[2] [3] [4] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force.[5] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust.[6] [7] [8]
Henry Batten Huddleston was born in Barrackpore, India, on 22 January 1864, the son of Graham Egerton Huddleston by his second wife, Amelia Frances Sophia (née Batten).[5] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[9]
Huddleston was Chief Agent and later a Director of the Burma Railways.[3] [4] [2] During World War I, Huddleston commanded the Burma Railway Battalion of the Indian Defence Force.[5] He was Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Burma and Chairman of the Rangoon Port Trust.[6] [7]
On 27 October 1887, Huddleston married Mary Louise Fraser at Purneah, Bengal.[5] They had one son, Leslie, who died as an infant, and a daughter, Winifred Evelyn Huddleston.[5] After his retirement, Huddleston was offered a seat on the London board of the Burma Railways.[5]
Huddleston's greatest hobby was fishing and he was a member of the Flyfishers' Club.[5] He died on 7 March 1944.[1]