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Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough
Hubert Gough in 1917
Born
(1870-08-12)12 August 1870 London, England
Died
18 March 1963(1963-03-18) (aged 92) London, England
Buried
Camberley, Surrey, England
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1888–1922
Rank
General
Commands held
Fifth Army I Corps 7th Division 3rd Cavalry Brigade 16th (Queen's) Lancers
Battles/wars
Tirah Campaign Second Boer War
Siege of Ladysmith
Relief of Ladysmith
First World War
Battle of Loos
Battle of the Somme
Third Battle of Ypres
Operation Michael
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Relations
Sir Charles Gough (father) Sir Hugh Gough (uncle) Sir John Gough (brother)
General Sir Hubert de la Poer GoughGCB, GCMG, KCVO (/ɡɒf/GOF; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. He experienced a meteoric rise through the ranks during the war, ultimately rising to command the British Fifth Army from 1916 to 1918, including during the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, and during the German spring offensives in 1918, in the aftermath of which he was relieved of his command.
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month, July 1917, both Divisions moved under the command of General Sir HubertGough, Commander of the British Fifth Army, who had little regard for the Irish...
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