GOUGH, SIR HUBERT DE LA POER ), British soldier, was born on Aug. 12, 187o, a son of Gen. Sir C. Gough, V.C., and joined the i6th Lancers in 1889. In 191I he became brigadier-general commanding the III. Cavalry Brigade at the Curragh, where his attitude with regard to Ulster and the use of the troops in 1914 caused a grave political crisis (see ENG LISH HISTORY). He took his brigade to France in August of that year, and after successive promotions, was given command of the newly constituted V. Army; with this he played an important part in the battle of the Somme. In 1917 he was for some time in charge of the Ypres offensive, where his conduct of the opera tions received considerable criticism. The brunt of the great German offensive of March 1918 fell on his troops, who were unable to withstand the pressure and fell back with heavy loss in personnel and material. Gough's dispositions under circum stances of the utmost difficulty were appropriate, but he was de prived of his command. In 1919 he was head of the British Mis sion to the Baltic States. He retired in 1922, with the rank of general. He then became a director of Siemens Bros. Gough received K.C.B. (1916), K.C.V.O. (1917), and G.C.B. (1937).