Major General Henry Robert Bowreman Foote VC CB DSO (5 December 1904 – 11 November 1993) was a British 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.
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