John Gough (British Army officer)

Brigadier-General Sir John Edmond Gough VC, KCB, CMG (25 October 1871 – 22 February 1915), was a British 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.

Sir John Edmond Gough
Born(1871-10-25)25 October 1871
Murree, Punjab, British India
(now Punjab, Pakistan)
Died22 February 1915(1915-02-22) (aged 43)
Fauquissart, France
Buried
Estaires Communal Cemetery
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1891–1915
RankBrigadier General
UnitRifle Brigade
Battles/warsMahdist War
1898 Occupation of Crete
Second Boer War
Third Somaliland Expedition
First World War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches
RelationsSir Charles Gough (father)
Sir Hugh Gough (uncle)
Sir Hubert Gough (brother)
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