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Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken | |
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Born | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | 6 February 1826
Died | 18 September 1887 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | (aged 61)
Buried | Eastern Cemetery, St Andrews |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Bengal Army British India |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles / wars | Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Mutiny |
Awards | Victoria Cross Order of the Bath |
Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken VC CB (8 February 1826 – 18 September 1887) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.