World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. As a young 30 year old sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, British Army during the First World War, he was given the Victoria Cross which is the highest and most prestigious award that can be given to a British soldier. His act of bravery came on October 29, 1914 near Festubert, France. On this day, the trench he was in had been taken by the Germans and after two attempts to recapture it failed he, along with Second Lieutenant James Edgar Leach, volunteered to recover the trench themselves. Taking a small group of men with them, they worked from traverse to traverse until they gradually succeeded in regaining possession and in the process they killed eight enemy soldiers, wounded two others and took sixteen prisoners. A few months later he was given the medal by King George V at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace. Today, his Victoria Cross is on display in the Oldham Civic Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester.
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. As a young 30 year old sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, British Army during the First World War, he was given the Victoria Cross which is the highest and most prestigious award that can be given to a British soldier. His act of bravery came on October 29, 1914 near Festubert, France. On this day, the trench he was in had been taken by the Germans and after two attempts to recapture it failed he, along with Second Lieutenant James Edgar Leach, volunteered to recover the trench themselves. Taking a small group of men with them, they worked from traverse to traverse until they gradually succeeded in regaining possession and in the process they killed eight enemy soldiers, wounded two others and took sixteen prisoners. A few months later he was given the medal by King George V at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace. Today, his Victoria Cross is on display in the Oldham Civic Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester.
Bio by: Whispers From The Grave
Inscription
SERGEANT
JOHN HOGAN, V.C.
MANCHESTER REGIMENT
1884 – 1943
FOR VALOUR
ALSO BURIED HERE
ROBERT TAYLOR
9TH FEBRUARY 1913
HENRY TAYLOR
21ST OCTOBER 1914
BERTHA MARSH
3RD MARCH 1919
MARGARET HOGAN
30TH SEPTEMBER 1926
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