George Edward Gouraud (30 June 1842 – 17 February 1912[1])[2] was an American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor who later became famous for introducing the new Edison Phonograph cylinder audio recording technology to England in 1888.

[3] He moved to London at the behest of American Railway magnate William Jackson Palmer to promote the Edison telegraph system.

In 1890 he conceived the making of three cylinder records of personalities related to the Crimean War to be played for charity in aid of distressed old soldiers from that campaign.

On May 15, 1890, Charles Stytler travelled to Freshwater the Isle of Wight to record Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) reading The Charge of the Light Brigade.

In 1900 Horace introduced his brothers Eustace and Oswald to Gouraud who also financed them and gave them workshop space at Hove to develop their balloons intended for military observation.

[14] The daughter Theodora Florence Gouraud (1876–1943) was married at St Paul's, Knightsbridge in London, 1899 to Reginald Courtenay Gayer (1871–1940).

[16] Rank and Organization: Citation: While under severe fire of the enemy, which drove back the command, rendered valuable assistance in rallying the men.