Victoria Cross: F. J. Aylmer and G. H. Boisragon

FENTON JOHN AYLMER

Captain, Royal Engineers

Born: 5 April 1862, Hastings, Sussex
Died: 3 September 1935, Wimbledon, Surrey

Citation: For his conspicuous bravery in the assault and capture of the Nilt Fort, on the 2nd December, 1891.
This officer accompanied the storming party, burst open the inner gate with gun-cotton, which he placed and ignited, and though severely wounded, once in the leg and twice in the right hand, fired nineteen shots with his revolver, killing several of the enemy, and remained fighting, until fainting from loss of blood he was carried out of action.






GUY HUDLESTON BOISRAGON

Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps; attached 5th Gurkha Rifles

Born: 5 November 1864, Kohat, Punjab, India
Died: 14 July 1931, Biarritz, France

Citation: Citation: For his conspicuous bravery in the assault and capture of the Nilt Fort on the 2nd December, 1891.
This officer led the assault with dash and determination, and forced his way through difficult obstacles to the inner gate, when he returned for reinforcements, moving intrepidly to and fro under a heavy cross-fire until he had collected sufficient men to relieve the hardly pressed storming party and drive the enemy from the fort.

[London Gazette issue 26306 dated 12 Jul 1892, published 12 Jul 1892.]


Note: At the time of his death, Aylmer was Lieutenant General Sir Fenton John Aylmer, 13th Baronet of Donadea, VC KCB. Boisragon later reached the rank of Brigadier.