Henry Clifford (British Army officer)

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Brigadier-General Henry Frederick Hugh Clifford, DSO (August 1867 – 11 September 1916) was a British Army officer. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme while inspecting trenches. At the time, he was commanding the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade
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Clifford was the son of Sir Henry Hugh Clifford VC. His elder brother was the colonial administrator Sir Hugh Clifford.

References

  • Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914-1918. London: Leo Cooper, pp. 54–55.

External links

  • "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  • Portraits of Henry Frederick Hugh Clifford at the National Portrait Gallery, London