Brigadier-General Hugh Frederick Bateman-Champain, CMG (6 April 1869 – 7 October 1933) was an Indian Army officer and cricketer.
Eldest son of Colonel Sir John Underwood Bateman-Champain, KCMG, RE and Harriet Sophie Currie.
During the Anzali Operation he was made prisoner of war when, on 18 May 1920, the red Russian Caspian sea flotilla under Admiral Raskolnikov with a 1500 men naval commando completely surprised the White Caspian Flotilla and the British detachment supporting it at Enseli, in neutral Persia.
[3][4] Bateman-Champain and the British crews were released in exchange for all ships (10 auxiliary cruisers and 7 transports) and weapons (50 artillery pieces with 20 000 shots).
[5] He gained the rank of Colonel (Honorary Brigadier-General) in the service of the Indian Army.