Career
Educated at Brighton College, Sugden was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1923. He served in World World War II in North Africa and then was Director of Plans at the War Office from 1943. After the War he became Director of Military Operations at the War Office in 1945.
He was appointed Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong in 1954 and Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1956.
He served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1958 to 1961 when he became Master-General of the Ordnance.