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Guy Boisragon

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Guy Hudleston Boisragon
Born5 November 1864
Kohat, British India
Died14 July 1931(1931-07-14) (aged 66)
Biarritz, France
Buried
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Indian Army
RankBrigadier
Unit5 Gorkha Rifles
Battles / wars
Awards Victoria Cross
RelationsAlan Maxwell Boisragon (first cousin)
Fighting at the Nilt Fort where Boisragon won his VC
Boisragon's grave at Kensal Green Cemetery in 2024

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.[citation needed]

Boisragon was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps, British Indian Army, and 5th Gurkha Rifles during the Hunza-Naga Campaign, India when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.[citation needed]

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

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Brigadier Guy Hudleston Boisragon is entitled to the following medals


Ribbon Description Notes
Victoria Cross (VC) 1892 [1]
India General Service Medal (1854) 5 Clasps -
  • Hazara 1888
  • Hazara 1891
  • Samana 1891
  • Hunza 1891
  • Waziristan 1894–95
India Medal 3 Clasps -
  • Punjab Frontier 1897–98
  • Samana 1897
  • Tirah 1897–98
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
World War I Victory Medal Mentioned in dispatches
Order of the Nile Egypt – 4th Class
King George V Coronation Medal 1911

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "No. 26306". The London Gazette. 12 July 1892. p. 4006.
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