The Hon. Henry Hugh Clifford
Lieutenant, First Battalion The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own)
- Register No.
- 221 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- First Battalion The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own) (register: Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)) all Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 November 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 12th September 1826 at Irnham, Lincolnshire
- Died
- 12th April 1883 at Chudleigh, Devon
- Memorial / grave
- Buckfastleigh Abbey and family chapel, Ugbrook, Chudleigh, Devon and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial in Winchester Cathedral
Digest of citation
On 5th November, 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, Lieutenant Clifford led one of the charges, killing one of the enemy with his sword, disabling another an saving the life of a soldier
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CLIFFORD, The Hon. Henry Hugh. (reg No. 221).
Lieutenant. First Battalion The Rifle Brigade. (Prince Consort's Own).
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
Born on 12th September 1826 at Irnham, Lincolnshire.
Died on 12th April 1883 at Chudleigh, Devon.
Memorials at Buckfastleigh Abbey and family chapel, Ugbrook, Chudleigh, Devon and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial in Winchester Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 5th November, 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, Lieutenant Clifford led one of the charges, killing one of the enemy with his sword, disabling another an saving the life of a soldier.
Additional information: Major-General Clifford was also a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George, (KCMG), as well as being a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath (CB).
Additional information
Major-General Clifford was also a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George, (KCMG), as well as being a Companion of (the Order of) the Bath (CB).
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Alf recorded the memorial as: Buckfastleigh Abbey and family chapel, Ugbrook, Chudleigh, Devon and on the Rifle Brigade Memorial in Winchester Cathedral
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