John Hutton Bisdee

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John Hutton Bisdee
28 September 1869 – 1 February 1930 (aged 61)
Place of birth Melton Mowbray
Tasmania
Place of death Jericho, Tasmania
Allegiance British Empire (Tasmania); Australia
Service/branch Tasmanian Colonial Forces;
First Australian Imperial Force
Years of service 1899-1901 & 1914-1918
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars Second Boer War; World War I
Awards Victoria Cross
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches

John Hutton Bisdee VC, OBE (28 September 1869 - 14 January 1930) 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.

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[edit] Early life

John Hutton Bisdee was born on 28 September 1869 at Hutton Park, Melton Mowbray, Tasmania.

[edit] Military service

When Bisdee was 30 years old, and a Trooper 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, Trooper Bisdee was one of an 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 two officers. The horse of one of the wounded officers bolted and Trooper Bisdee dismounted, put him on his own horse and took him out of range of the very heavy fire.

Bisdee served later served as a Lieutenant Colonel in World War I (1914-1918), where he was awarded an Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire, as well as being Mentioned in Despatches.

[edit] Later life

He died on 14 January 1930 and was buried in the St James Churchyard, Jericho, Tasmania. His Victoria Cross is on display at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.

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