John Edmond Gough
Brevet, -Major. The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own)
- Register No.
- 470 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Brevet (register: Brevet Major) all Majors →
- Unit
- -Major. The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own) all Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) VCs →
- Date of action
- 22 April 1903 on this day → all of 1903 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Third Somaliland Expedition
- London Gazette
- 15th January 1904 on this day → all of 1904 →
- Born
- 25th October 1871 at Muree, India
- Died
- 22nd February, 1915 at Estaires, France (Died on of wounds)
- Memorial / grave
- Estaire's Communal Cemetery, France and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial at Winchester Cathedral
Digest of citation
On 22nd April, 1903 after the action at Daratoleh, Somaliland, Major Gough who was in charge of the column, came back to help two captains * who were with a mortally wounded officer. They managed to get him on a camel, but he was wounded again and Died on immediately. No. 1179) who were both awarded the Victoria Cross for their gallantry in this situation
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GOUGH, John Edmond. (reg No. 470).
Brevet-Major. The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own).
London Gazetted on 15th January 1904.
Born on 25th October 1871 at Muree, India.
Died on 22nd February, 1915 at Estaires, France (Died on of wounds).
Memorial at Estaire's Communal Cemetery, France and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial at Winchester Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 22nd April, 1903 after the action at Daratoleh, Somaliland, Major Gough who was in charge of the column, came back to help two captains * who were with a mortally wounded officer. They managed to get him on a camel, but he was wounded again and Died on immediately.
* Captain W.G. Walker (reg No. 1261) and Captain G M Rolland (reg No. 1179) who were both awarded the Victoria Cross for their gallantry in this situation.
Additional information:. Brigadier General Sir John Gough was also a Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB) and a Companion of St Michael and St George. (CMG). From 1907-09 he was Inspector-General of the King's African Rifles. His first active service was in British Central Africa during the period 1896-97. He was with the expedition that saw service against Chitsusi and Chilwa. He also saw service at the Battle of Khartoum, Sudan in 1898 as well as being at the South Africa War in the defence of Ladysmith. He was also in the actions that took place at Laing's Nek, Belfast and Lydenberg. He received the Queen's and King's medals with five clasps and had been mentioned in Despatches three times. He Died on in his wounds, received in France, on 22nd February 1915 at the age of 43. His obituary appeared in the Times on 24th February 1915.
Additional information
Brigadier General Sir John Gough was also a Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB) and a Companion of St Michael and St George. (CMG). From 1907-09 he was Inspector-General of the King's African Rifles. His first active service was in British Central Africa during the period 1896-97. He was with the expedition that saw service against Chitsusi and Chilwa. He also saw service at the Battle of Khartoum, Sudan in 1898 as well as being at the South Africa War in the defence of Ladysmith. He was also in the actions that took place at Laing's Nek, Belfast and Lydenberg. He received the Queen's and King's medals with five clasps and had been mentioned in Despatches three times. He Died on in his wounds, received in France, on 22nd February 1915 at the age of 43. His obituary appeared in the Times on 24th February 1915.
* Captain W.G. Walker (reg No. 1261) and Captain G M Rolland (reg
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