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|death_place=[[Exeter]], [[Devon]] |
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|placeofburial=Exwick Cemetery, Exeter |
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==Details== |
==Details== |
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He was about 24 years old, and a [[Farrier]] in the [[8th King's Royal Irish Hussars|8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish)]], [[British Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 17 June 1858 at [[Gwalior]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC: |
He was about 24 years old, and a [[Farrier]] in the [[8th King's Royal Irish Hussars|8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish)]], [[British Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 17 June 1858 at [[Gwalior]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC: |
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Farrier Hollis - together with a captain ([[Clement Walker Heneage]]), a sergeant ([[Joseph Ward]]) and a private ([[John Pearson]]) was in a charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars. His citation reads: |
Farrier Hollis - together with a captain ([[Clement Walker Heneage]]), a sergeant ([[Joseph Ward]]) and a private ([[John Pearson (VC)|John Pearson]]) was in a charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars. His citation reads: |
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{{blockquote|8th Hussars. No. 1298. Farrier George Hollis |
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Selected for the Victoria Cross by their companions in the gallant charge made by a squadron of the Regiment at Gwalior, on the 17th of June, 1858, when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery, and Her Majesty's 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy, who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position, charged through the rebel camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing into their camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the |
Selected for the Victoria Cross by their companions in the gallant charge made by a squadron of the Regiment at Gwalior, on the 17th of June, 1858, when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery, and Her Majesty's 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy, who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position, charged through the rebel camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing into their camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the |
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Fort and Towa. |
Fort and Towa. |
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(Field Force Orders by Major-General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.B., Commanding Central India Field Force, dated Camp, Gwalior, 28th June, 1858.)}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22223| |
(Field Force Orders by Major-General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.B., Commanding Central India Field Force, dated Camp, Gwalior, 28th June, 1858.)}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22223|page=294|date=28 January 1859}}</ref> |
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==Medal== |
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In 1994 a man watching racehorses being trained on the [[Curragh]] in [[County Kildare]], Ireland, glimpsed a small piece of metal being thrown up with mud by a horse galloping by; this turned out to be a Victoria Cross (minus its bar). It was presumed to have been one of the four awarded to the 8th Hussars, as they were based at the Curragh between 1869 and 1875. Until 1881 soldiers were required to wear all their medals while on duty and it was believed that a member of the Hussars could have lost the medal while training on horseback on the Curragh. It was thought likely that the medal belonged to either George Hollis or [[John Pearson (VC)|John Pearson]] as the other two medals were accounted for; however, Pearson's VC subsequently turned up in auction at 2004, along with his other medals.<ref>Niall Fallon, 'A rare medal is unearthed on Curragh' in The Irish Times, 21 May 1994, p. 22</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/nostalgia/victoria-cross-daredevil-who-helped-crush-indian-mutiny-1-4053316| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927090821/http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/nostalgia/victoria-cross-daredevil-who-helped-crush-indian-mutiny-1-4053316| archive-date = 2013-09-27| title = Victoria Cross daredevil who helped crush Indian Mutiny - Halifax Courier}} </ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Hollis, George |
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{{Queen's Royal Hussars}} |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1833 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Chipping Sodbury]], [[Gloucestershire]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 16 May 1879 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Exeter]], [[Devon]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollis, George}} |
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[[Category:1833 births]] |
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[[Category:1879 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Burials in Devon]] |
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[[Category:8th King's Royal Irish Hussars soldiers]] |
[[Category:8th King's Royal Irish Hussars soldiers]] |
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[[Category:British recipients of the Victoria Cross]] |
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[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]] |
[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]] |
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[[Category:People from Chipping Sodbury]] |
[[Category:People from Chipping Sodbury]] |
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[[Category:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross]] |
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[[Category:Military personnel from Gloucestershire]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:15, 8 June 2024
George Hollis | |
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| Born | October 1833 Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire |
| Died | 16 May 1879 (aged 45) Exeter, Devon |
| Buried | Exwick Cemetery, Exeter |
| Allegiance |  Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Farrier |
| Unit | 8th Hussars |
| Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
George Hollis VC (October 1833 – 16 May 1879) was an English 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.
Details
[edit]He was about 24 years old, and a Farrier in the 8th Hussars (The King's Royal Irish), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 17 June 1858 at Gwalior, India for which he was awarded the VC: Farrier Hollis - together with a captain (Clement Walker Heneage), a sergeant (Joseph Ward) and a private (John Pearson) was in a charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars. His citation reads:
8th Hussars. No. 1298. Farrier George Hollis
Selected for the Victoria Cross by their companions in the gallant charge made by a squadron of the Regiment at Gwalior, on the 17th of June, 1858, when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery, and Her Majesty's 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy, who were advancing against Brigadier Smith's position, charged through the rebel camp into two batteries, capturing and bringing into their camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the Fort and Towa.
(Field Force Orders by Major-General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.B., Commanding Central India Field Force, dated Camp, Gwalior, 28th June, 1858.)
Medal
[edit]In 1994 a man watching racehorses being trained on the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland, glimpsed a small piece of metal being thrown up with mud by a horse galloping by; this turned out to be a Victoria Cross (minus its bar). It was presumed to have been one of the four awarded to the 8th Hussars, as they were based at the Curragh between 1869 and 1875. Until 1881 soldiers were required to wear all their medals while on duty and it was believed that a member of the Hussars could have lost the medal while training on horseback on the Curragh. It was thought likely that the medal belonged to either George Hollis or John Pearson as the other two medals were accounted for; however, Pearson's VC subsequently turned up in auction at 2004, along with his other medals.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 22223". The London Gazette. 28 January 1859. p. 294.
- ^ Niall Fallon, 'A rare medal is unearthed on Curragh' in The Irish Times, 21 May 1994, p. 22
- ^ "Victoria Cross daredevil who helped crush Indian Mutiny - Halifax Courier". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Location of grave and VC medal (Devonshire)