Gustavus Hume (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gustavus Hume (25 February 1826 – 16 June 1891) was a soldier in the British Army who served during the Crimean War (1854–56) and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

He was later adjutant and lieutenant of the Queen's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.

[1] He served during the Indian Mutiny in 1857 and was present at the Siege of Lucknow (1858) and at the campaign in Oude.

[5] His diary from 18 July 1857 to 30 April 1858 while serving with the 38th Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny is held by the National Army Museum.

[6][7] Media related to Sir Gustavus Hume at Wikimedia Commons

"Captain Hume on the staff of Sir John Campbell & his brother", Roger Fenton, 1855