Charles Ferguson Hoey
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Charles Ferguson Hoey VC MC (March 29, 1914 - February 16, 1944) was a Canadian 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.
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He was 29 years old, and a Temporary Major in the 1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 16 February 1944 near the Ngakyedauk Pass, Arakan, Burma (now Myanmar), Major Hoey's company came under devastating machine-gun fire, but Major Hoey did not waver in his advance on the objective. Although wounded in the head and leg he went forward alone and tackled a troublesome enemy strong point, destroying it and killing all the occupants, but he was mortally wounded.
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life (Lincoln, England).
[edit] References
- British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
