Major General Hugh Sutlej Gough CB CMG

Hugh Sutlej Gough was born in India on 4 Feb 1848, the son of General Sir John Bloomfield Gough GCB and Margaret McCaskill. He joined the Navy in 1862 and served for three years. He was commissioned into the 10th Hussars as a cornet on 2 May 1868, joining the regiment at Aldershot. Whilst there he and 3 NCOs were selected to attend a signalling course at Chatham, the first in the regiment and one of the first in the army. He was then promoted to lieutenant on 28 Oct 1871 and appointed adjutant on 21 Dec 1873. He served in this post until 23 July 1875 when he was given command of a Troop.
After his promotion to captain on 24 July 1875 he was appointed ADC to the Commander-in-Chief in India, on 21 Nov 1876, a position he held until 27 April 1881. During that period he fought in Afghanistan, at Ali Masjid in 1878. He reached the rank of major on 13 Sep 1881 and when the 10th left India and disembarked at Suakin he was appointed brigade major, on 19 Feb 1884. When the regiment was engaged in the battle at El Teb he commanded a squadron made up of A and E Troops. He led repeated charges against the dervishes. Later he led the advance party for the force that relieved Tokar, and in the battle of Tamai. There were three days, 24-26 March, in which he led his squadron in the advance guard of a reconnaissance in force towards Tamanieb, under constant sniping from Arabs. For his excellent service in the Sudan he was made brevet of lieutenant-colonel, gazetted on 21 May 1884. Captain Gough served in the Afghan War of 1878-9 on special duty, and was present at the attack and capture of Ali Masjid.
After the regiment returned to England on 1 April 1884 he volunteered to serve in the Bechuanaland Expedition in 1884-5 where he raised and commanded the 3rd Mounted Rifles. He was rewarded with the appointment of Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). He rejoined the regiment on 26 Aug 1885 and remained with the 10th until 10 Aug 1889 when he was given command of the 18th Hussars. He relinquished this post in 1893 and was promoted to major-general on 1 Jan 1900. He was made governor of Jersey on 19 Oct 1904 until 15 June 1910, and appointed Colonel of the 20th Hussars on 31 May 1910, as well as Honorary Colonel of the Jersey Militia.
He was brilliant rider, and in 1871 came second in the Hunt Race, a 6-mile point-to-point that was a novelty in England. And was the winner of the Prince of Wales Cup on his horse, The Judge, for which he was presented with the prize by the Prince. On 23 June 1871 he was selected for the historic game of polo between the 10th Hussars and the 9th Lancers.
He was married to Beatrice Sophia Hemming in 1886 in St George, Hanover Square, London. They had two children. According to a census in March 1901 he and his wife lived, with their 11 servants at Caerhun, Caernarvonshire. He was aged 53 and Beatrice was 44 at the time of the census. He is also recorded as living at Llechweddygarth Hall in Montgomeryshire. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire and JP. He retired from the army in 1910 and died in Conway in 1920 at the age of 72.

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