| Reference | VC-0006 |
|---|---|
| Volume | VC Articles |
| Collection | Victoria Cross Recipients |
Transcript
Fathers and Sons both awarded the VC
Only three pairs of father and sons have been awarded the Victoria Cross; most of them attended Eton College.
| 1 | Father: Field Marshall Earl Roberts VC (Indian Mutiny 1858). Educated at Eton College. Son: The Hon Lt Frederick Roberts VC (South Africa 1899). Educated at Eton College. |
| 2 | Father: Captain Charles Stanley Gough VC, later General Sir Charles Gough VC (Indian Mutiny 1857 & 1858). Educated at Haileybury College. Son: Brevet Major John Edmond Gough VC, later T/Brigadier General Sir John Gough VC (Somaliland 1903). Educated at Eton College. |
| 3 | Father: Captain Walter Norris Congreve VC, later General Sir Walter Congreve VC (South Africa 1899 – same action as Lt F H S Roberts VC). Educated at Harrow. Son: Brevet Major William La Touche Congreve VC (France 1916). Educated at Eton College. |
Images
Curator's References
Images are:
- Frederick Roberts; image: The National Library of Ireland
- Hon. Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts; by Unknown photographer
albumen print, late 1890s NPG P1700(45f) © NPG - John Gough; image: public domain.
- William Congreve image: public domain.