Henry Lysons

Template:Short description Template:More footnotes needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox military person Colonel Henry Lysons VC CB (30 July 1858 – 24 July 1907) was a British 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.

Family

Lysons was a member of the Lysons family of Hemsted Park, Gloucestershire. He was the son of Gen. Sir Daniel Lysons, son of the antiquarian Daniel Lysons, and Harriet Sophia Bridges.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Details

Lysons was 20 years old, and a lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, 90th Regiment of Foot, British Army during the Anglo-Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 28 March 1879 at the Hlobane Mountain, South Africa, Lieutenant Lysons, with a captain and a private (Edmund John Fowler) dashed forward in advance of the party which had been ordered to dislodge the enemy from a commanding position in natural caves up the mountain. The path was so narrow that they had to advance in single file and the captain who arrived first at the mouth of the cave was instantly killed. Lieutenant Lysons and the private, undeterred by the death of their leader, immediately sprang forward and cleared the enemy out of their stronghold.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

Further information

He later achieved the rank of colonel in July 1904.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> His VC is displayed at the Cameronians Regimental Museum, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Gloucestershire)