Guy Boisragon

Guy Hudleston Boisragon
Guy Hudleston Boisragon
Born	5 November 1864; Kohat, British India
Died	14 July 1931 (aged 66); Biarritz, France
Buried	Kensal Green Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Indian Army
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	5 Gorkha Rifles
Battles / wars	North-West Frontier Hunza-Naga Campaign; Tirah Campaign; ; World War I;
Awards	Victoria Cross
Relations	Alan Maxwell Boisragon (first cousin)

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

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