Sir Hugh Henry Gough | |
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Born | Calcutta, British India | 14 November 1833
Died | 12 May 1909 St Thomas Tower, Tower of London | (aged 75)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | Bengal Army British Indian Army |
Rank | General |
Battles / wars | Indian Mutiny Abyssinian War Second Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Relations | Sir Charles Gough (brother) Sir Hubert Gough (nephew) Sir John Gough (nephew) |
Other work | Keeper of the Jewel House |
General Sir Hugh Henry Gough VC, GCB (/ɡɒf/ GOF; 14 November 1833 – 12 May 1909) was a senior British Indian Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.