Talk:List of Stonyhurst alumni/ae
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[edit] Eighth Victoria Cross Winner?
According to Hewitson, Stonyhurst College, Present and Past (1878, Fishergate, Preston), page 265, among Stonyhurst's alumni is a man named Lieutenant General Hon. Henry Hugh Clifford VC CB. He won the Victoria Cross for gallant conduct at the Battle of Inkerman in the Crimean War. Either the author has confused him with the other Hugh Clifford who went to Stonyhurst and made a mistake, or the College has a forgotten VC winner. I've looked him up on the internet but cannot find any mention of his schooling. The family appears to have had strong links to the school and is related to the Weld family (HHC is Thomas Weld's grandson). Can anyone clear this up? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.197.117 (talk) 10:56, 1 April 2008 (UTC) this query came up a number of years ago. He is not an OS. The confusion arose from his counsin who had the same name and who did attend the school.
[edit] Alumni
If I remember my Latin, the alumni/ae isn't required: alumni covers mixed genders. Charles Matthews (talk) 13:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
'Alumni' is strictly speaking masculine. The school uses alumni/ae. 163.1.126.5 (talk) 16:41, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
