John Vaughan Campbell

Brigadier-General John Vaughan Campbell, (31 October 1876 – 21 May 1944) was a senior British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Early life Campbell was born in London. His father, Ronald George Elidor Campbell (1848–1879), was the second son of the 2nd Earl Cawdor and an army captain, was killed at the Battle of Hlobane in the Zulu War in 1879.

He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, before entering the Coldstream Guards in 1896. He served through the Second Boer War, in which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and twice mentioned in despatches.

Not mentioned in the citation but much reported in the popular press, by which he was dubbed the "Tally-Ho VC", is that he rallied his men under fire by blowing a hunting horn and giving the traditional hunting cry.

Later in November 1916, he achieved the temporary rank of brigadier general when he succeeded Major General Hugh Bruce Williams in command of the 46th (North Midland) Division's 137th (Staffordshire) Infantry Brigade.

Later life Brigadier General John Vaughan Campbell and members of his staff in the Hindenburg Line at Bellenglise, France, October 1918.

In 1919 he was appointed aide-de-camp to King George V. He was promoted to substantive colonel on 30 June 1920

He retired from the army with the honorary rank of brigadier general on 31 October 1933, and was subsequently a member of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms

His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Guards Regimental Headquarters (Coldstream Guards RHQ) in Wellington Barracks, London.