Guy George Egerton Wylly
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Guy George Egerton Wylly VC, CB, DSO (1880 -1962) was an Australian 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, for actions during the Second Boer War.
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[edit] Early life
Wylly was born of 17 February 1880 in Hobart, Tasmania.
[edit] Military service
He was 20 years old, and a lieutenant in the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen, Australian Imperial Force during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 1 September 1900 near Warm Baths, Transvaal, South Africa, Lieutenant Wylly was one of the advance scouting party passing through a narrow gorge, when the enemy suddenly opened fire at close range and six out of the party of eight were wounded, including Lieutenant Wylly, who, seeing that one of his men was badly wounded in the leg and that his horse was shot, went back to him. He made the wounded man take his horse while he, the lieutenant, opened fire from behind a rock to cover the retreat of the others, at the imminent risk of being cut off himself.
He was also awarded Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the Queen's South Africa Medal.
In 1909 he was appointed the aide-de-camp to the Commander in Chief, India, before fighting in World War I. Between 1926 and 1933 he was the aide-de-camp to the King.
He died on 9 January 1962 in Camberley, Surrey
His medal is on display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
[edit] References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)
[edit] External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Woking Crematorium)
