George Hollis
Farrier, 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish)
- Register No.
- 582 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Farrier all Farriers →
- Unit
- 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish) (register: 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars) all 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars VCs →
- Date of action
- 17 June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 26th January 1869 on this day → all of 1869 →
- Born
- in October 1833 at Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
- Died
- 16th May, 1879 at St Thomas, Devon
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 17th June, 1858 at Gawlior, India, Farrier Hollis, together with three others *, was in a gallant charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery and the 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy. Charging through a rebel camp into two batteries, they captured and brought into their own camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the fort and town. J. Ward (reg No. 1271)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HOLLIS, George. (reg No. 582).
Farrier. 8th Hussars (King's Royal Irish).
London Gazetted on 26th January 1869.
Born in October 1833 at Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire.
Died on 16th May, 1879 at St Thomas, Devon.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 17th June, 1858 at Gawlior, India, Farrier Hollis, together with three others *, was in a gallant charge made by a squadron of the 8th Hussars when, supported by a division of the Bombay Horse Artillery and the 95th Regiment, they routed the enemy. Charging through a rebel camp into two batteries, they captured and brought into their own camp two of the enemy's guns, under a heavy and converging fire from the fort and town.
* See C.W. Heneage (reg No. 560), J. Pearson (reg No. 977) and J. Ward (reg No. 1271).
* See C.W. Heneage (reg No. 560), J. Pearson (reg No. 977) and
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