Henry Hugh Clifford
Sir Henry Hugh Clifford | |
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Early life
Clifford was the third son of
He served in South Africa against the Gaikas under Sandili in the following year, and then against the Boers until their submission at Weinberg on the Vaal river. On the outbreak of another
Crimean War and the Victoria Cross
He took part in the Crimean war, where he received the appointment of aide-de-camp to
In May 1855, he was appointed deputy assistant quartermaster-general, and remaining in the Crimea until the conclusion of the war was then promoted to the rank of brevet major, and received the medal and clasps for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol, and from foreign governments the Legion of Honour and the 5th class of the Medjidie.[1]
Later career
On the outbreak of hostilities in China he sailed thither, and as assistant quartermaster-general was present at the operations between December 1857 and January 1858 which resulted in the capture of Canton. For his services he received the brevet of lieutenant-colonel, with the China medal and Canton clasp.[1]
On his return to England, he commenced a long term of service on the staff; he was assistant quartermaster-general at Aldershot 1860–4, held a similar appointment at headquarters 1865–1868, was aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief 1870–3, and assistant adjutant-general at headquarters 1873–5. Early in 1879, Clifford was selected to proceed to South Africa to take charge of the communications of
He was appointed a
Family
He married, 21 March 1857 in Dublin, Josephine Elizabeth, the only surviving child of
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Boase 1887.
- ^ "No. 21971". The London Gazette. 24 February 1857. p. 662.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Births, Marriages, Deaths". Belfast News-Letter. No. 12723. 26 March 1857. p. 2.
- ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. UKGov. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Boase, George Clement (1887). "Clifford, Henry Hugh". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 66.
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Devonshire)