Guy Boisragon
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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 forces.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Boisragon was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps, British Indian Army, and 5th Gurkha Rifles during the Hunza-Nagar Campaign, India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[1]
He later achieved the rank of brigadier.
Medal entitlement
Brigadier Guy Hudleston Boisragon is entitled to the following medals
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File:India General Service Medal 1854 BAR.svg
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File:British War Medal BAR.svg
File:Victory Medal MID ribbon bar.svg
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File:King George V Coronation Medal ribbon.svg
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| Ribbon | Description | Notes |
| File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg | Victoria Cross (VC) | 1892 [1] |
| File:India General Service Medal 1854 BAR.svg | India General Service Medal (1854) | 5 Clasps -
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| File:India Medal BAR.svg | India Medal | 3 Clasps -
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| File:1914 Star BAR.svg | 1914-15 Star | |
| File:British War Medal BAR.svg | British War Medal | |
| File:Victory Medal MID ribbon bar.svg | World War I Victory Medal | Mentioned in dispatches |
| File:EGY Order of the Nile - Officer BAR.png | Order of the Nile | Egypt – 4th Class |
| File:King George V Coronation Medal ribbon.svg | King George V Coronation Medal | 1911 |
See also
Notes
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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