Sir Henry Hugh Clifford | |
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Born | 12 September 1826 Irnham Hall, Lincolnshire |
Died | 12 April 1883 Ugbrooke House, Chudleigh | (aged 56)
Buried | St Cyprian's Chapel, Ugbrooke House |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | Rifle Brigade |
Commands | Eastern District |
Battles/wars | Crimean War Second Anglo-Chinese War Anglo-Zulu War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Medjidieh (Ottoman Empire) |
Relations | Hugh Charles Clifford, 7th Baron Clifford (father) Joseph Anstice (father-in-law) Sir Hugh Clifford (son) |
Major-General The Honourable Sir Henry Hugh Clifford VC KCMG CB (12 September 1826 – 12 April 1883) was an English 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.