Howard Craufurd Elphinstone
Major-General Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone VC KCB CMG (12 December 1829 – 8 March 1890) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Read more about Howard Craufurd Elphinstone: Early Career and The Crimean War, Subsequent Career, Memorial
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