John Gough (VC)
| Sir John Edmond Gough | |
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| Born |
25 October 1871 Muree, British India |
| Died | 22 February 1915 (aged 43) Fauquissart, France |
| Buried at | Estaires Communal Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1896–1915 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Rifle Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
Mahdist War 1898 Occupation of Crete Second Boer War Third Somaliland Expedition World War |
| Awards |
Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations |
Sir Charles Gough (father) Sir Hugh Gough (uncle) Sir Hurbert Gough (brother) |
Brigadier General Sir John Edmond Gough VC, KCB, CMG (/ˈɡɒf/; 25 October 1871 – 22 February 1915), known as Johnnie Gough, was a senior 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.
Gough, known as "Johnnie", was the son of General Sir Charles Gough, and nephew of General Sir Hugh Gough, both of whom won Victoria Crosses during the Indian Mutiny in 1857. This gave the family the rare distinction of holding the VC simultaneously by father, brother and (father's) son. He was also the younger brother of General Sir Hubert Gough (1870–1963), who led the British Fifth Army on the Western Front during the First World War.
Gough was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) on 12 March 1891, and promoted to lieutenant on 6 December 1893. He served in British Central Africa in 1896, the Sudan in 1898, and took part in the Occupation of Crete (1898–99). Promoted to captain on 5 December 1898, he served in the Second Boer War from 1899 until 1902, and received a brevet rank of major on 29 November 1900. After the war ended in June 1902, Gough was among a number of officers who left Cape Town in the SS Kildonan Castle in late July, arriving in Southampton the following month. In 1903 ha was a Staff Officer in a Flying column in the Somaliland Field Force, serving in British Somaliland during the Third Somaliland Expedition. He attended the Army Staff College at Camberley in 1904–05, was back in Somaliland in 1909, then returned to the College as a highly influential teacher from 1909–1913.
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