Hugh McInnes | |
Birth Date: | October 1815 |
Death Date: | 7 December 1879 (aged 64) |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Death Place: | Glasgow |
Placeofburial: | St Peter's RC Cemetery, London Road, Glasgow |
Rank: | Gunner |
Branch: | Bengal Army |
Unit: | Bengal Artillery |
Battles: | Indian Mutiny |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Hugh McInnes VC (October 1815 – 7 December 1879) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross.
McInnes was about 42 years old, and a gunner in the Bengal Artillery, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place at the Relief of Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC: