Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken Military person

Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken VC CB (6 February 1826 – 18 September 1887) 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 14, 1828
Birth place	Cupar , Fife
Date of death	September 18, 1887
Place of death	Fife , St Andrews
Resting place	St Andrews

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Military person

award	Order of the Bath Victoria Cross
military operations	Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion of 1857
military branch	Bengal Army Presidencies and provinces of British India