Hugh Henry Gough
Sir Hugh Henry Gough | |
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Sir John Gough (nephew) | |
Other work | Keeper of the Jewel House |
Early life
Gough was born into a family of
Victoria Cross
Gough was 23 years old, and a
1st Bengal European Light Cavalry, Lieutenant Hugh Henry Gough
Date of Acts of Bravery, 12th November, 1857, and 25th February, 1858
Lieutenant Gough, when in command of a party of Hodson's Horse, near Alumbagh, on the 12th of November, 1857, particularly distinguished himself by his forward bearing in charging across a swamp, and capturing two guns, although defended by a vastly superior body of the enemy. On this occasion he had his horse wounded in two places, and his turban cut through by sword cuts, whilst engaged in combat with three Sepoys.
Lieutenant Gough also particularly distinguished himself, near Jellalabad, Lucknow, on 25 February 1858, by showing a brilliant example to his Regiment, when ordered to charge the enemy's guns, and by his gallant and forward conduct, he enabled them to effect their object. On this occasion he engaged himself in a series of single combats, until at length he was disabled by a musketball through the leg, while charging two Sepoys with fixed bayonets. Lieutenant Gough on this day had two horses killed under him, a shot through his helmet, and another through his scabbard, besides being severely wounded.[2]
Later career
Gough commanded the
After a number of senior military posts in India, Gough achieved the rank of general in 1894. He was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1896, before retiring a year later. He was then appointed Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London, dying while still holding this office on 12 May 1909. He was buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.[1]
Family
General Gough was the third son of Judge George Gough and Charlotte Margaret Becher. He was brother to General
Gough married Anne Margaret Hill on 8 September 1863 and they had five sons and four daughters.[1] These included Charlotte Elise Gough (died 17 August 1942), who married Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wilson, by whom she had three children:[4]
- Captain Arthur Henry Maitland Wilson, 12th Cavalry, b 22 January 1885, accidentally killed in Khaniken, Mesopotamia 29 January 1918.[5]
- Hugh Maitland Wilson, 6 April 1886.
- Muriel Maitland Wilson, died unmarried 25 June 1950.
Works
- Old Memories. Cornell University Library (1 January 1897) ISBN 978-1-4297-4127-9
Notes
- ^ ISBN 019861411X.
- ^ "No. 22212". The London Gazette. 24 December 1858. p. 5516.
- ^ Goughie: the Life of General Sir Hubert Gough (Anthony Farrar-Hockley, 1975)
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage ('Wilson')
- ^ "War Memorials Register". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
References
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross(Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Monuments to Courage(David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Kensal Green Cemetery)
- Biography