Harry Hammon Lyster
Lieutenant, 72nd Bengal Native Infantry
- Register No.
- 763 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 72nd Bengal Native Infantry all 72nd Bengal Native Infantry VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 May 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 21st October, 1859 on this day → all of 1859 →
- Born
- the 24th December, 1830 at Black Rock, County Dublin,
- Died
- the 1st February 1922 in London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
At Calpee, India, on the 23rd May, 1858, Lieutenant Lyster in a lone charge broke the skirmishing square of the rebels who were retreating, killing two or three Sepoys in the action
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LYSTER, Harry Hammon. (reg No. 763).
Lieutenant. 72nd Bengal Native Infantry.
London Gazetted on 21st October, 1859.
Born on the 24th December, 1830 at Black Rock, County Dublin, Ireland.
Died on the 1st February 1922 in London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: At Calpee, India, on the 23rd May, 1858, Lieutenant Lyster in a lone charge broke the skirmishing square of the rebels who were retreating, killing two or three Sepoys in the action.
Additional information:. Lieutenant General Lyster was a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). He was the uncle of Major General Hamilton Lyster REED VC (reg.No1031). more to be added.
Updated:15.1.03
Additional information
Lieutenant General Lyster was a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB). He was the uncle of Major General Hamilton Lyster REED VC (reg.No1031). more to be added. Updated:15.1.03
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