Alan Richard Hill was an English 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.

Details

He was 21 years old, and a Lieutenant in the 2nd Bn., The Northamptonshire Regiment , British Army during the First Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 28 January 1881 at Laing's Nek, South Africa, when the retreat was ordered, Lieutenant Hill remained behind and tried to carry out of action another lieutenant who was lying on the ground severely wounded. He was unable to lift the man into the saddle and carried him in his arms until he was shot dead. Lieutenant Hill then brought another wounded man out of action on his horse and afterwards returned and rescued another. All this was done under very heavy fire.

Further information

He later achieved the rank of Major.

The medal

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Reference

• 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)

See also

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (North Yorkshire)

This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.