Brigadier Guy Hudleston Boisragon
VC (5 November 1864 – 14 July 1931) was a recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
British and
Commonwealth
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forces.
Boisragon was 27 years old, and a
lieutenant in the
Indian Staff Corps,
British Indian Army
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, and
5th Gurkha Rifles
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The regiment's battalions served ...
during the
Hunza-Naga Campaign,
India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 2 December 1891 during the attack on
Nilt Fort,
India, Lieutenant Boisragon led the assault, forcing his way through difficult obstacles to the inner gate, when he returned for reinforcements, moving fearlessly to and fro under heavy cross-fire until he had collected sufficient men to drive the enemy from the fort.
He later achieved the rank of
brigadier.
Medal entitlement
Brigadier Guy Hudleston Boisragon is entitled to the following medals
See also
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List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross
Notes
External links
Location of grave and VC medal''(Kensal Green Cemetery)''
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British recipients of the Victoria Cross
1864 births
1931 deaths
People educated at Charterhouse School
Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery
British military personnel of the Hunza-Naga Campaign
People from Kohat District
British military personnel of the Tirah campaign
Indian Army personnel of World War I
Indian Staff Corps officers
British military personnel of the Hazara Expedition of 1888