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This blue commemorative plaque records: Brigadier General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven 1st Earl of Gowrie VC PC GCMG CB DSO 1872-1955 Born in Windsor. Awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in the Sudan in September 1898 Recorded plaque organisation: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Brigadier General Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven, later the 1st Earl of Gowrie, was a distinguished British Army officer awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in the Battle of Omdurman during the Sudan Campaign in 1898. He served in various military and diplomatic roles, including as Governor-General of Australia from 1936 to 1945.

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