Robert Bellew Adams
Major General Sir Robert Adams VC KCB (Muree, Punjab, India, 26 July 1856 – 13 February 1928, Inverness) was a Scottish 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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