Harry Lyster
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Lieutenant General Harry Hammon Lyster VC, CB (24 December 1830 – 1 February 1922) was an Irish 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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Harry Lyster | |
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Born | (1830-12-24)24 December 1830 Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 1 February 1922 (aged 91) London, England |
Buried | St James the Less Churchyard, Stubbing |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Bengal Army British Indian Army |
Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny Second Anglo-Afghan War |
Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches five times |
Relations | Hamilton Lyster Reed VC (nephew) |
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