Hugh Talbot Burgoyne
Lieutenant, Royal Navy
- Register No.
- 151 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- Royal Navy (register: HMS Swallow) all HMS Swallow VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 May 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 17th July 1833 at Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- 7th0 September 1870 at Sea near Finisterre
- Memorial / grave
- on Family grave at Brompton Cemetery, London and a Plaque in St Paul's Cathedral
Digest of citation
On 29 May 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Burgoyne of HMS Swallow with a lieutenants* from HMS Miranda and a gunner* from HMS Ardent, volunteered to land on a beachwhere the Russian army were in strength.. They were out of covering gunshot range of the ships offshore and met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps and destroy enemy equipment before embarking again
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BURGOYNE Hugh Talbot (Reg No.151)
Lieutenant Royal Navy.
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
Born on 17th July 1833 at Dublin, Ireland.
Died on 7th0 September 1870 at Sea near Finisterre Memorials on Family grave at Brompton Cemetery, London and a Plaque in St Paul's Cathedral.
Digest of Citation reads: On 29 May 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea, Lieutenant Burgoyne of HMS Swallow with a lieutenants* from HMS Miranda and a gunner* from HMS Ardent, volunteered to land on a beachwhere the Russian army were in strength.. They were out of covering gunshot range of the ships offshore and met considerable enemy opposition, but managed to set fire to corn stores and ammunition dumps and destroy enemy equipment before embarking again.
*See Lt C.W. BUCKLEY(Reg. No.145) and Gunner J.ROBARTS (Reg. No.1058)
Additional information. Hugh Burgoyne was the only son of Field Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Colonel Commandant and Inspector General of fortifications, Royal Engineers and Charlotte, daughter of Lt. Colonel Sir Hugh Rose of Holme, Nairn, NB. Hugh entered the Navy in 1847 and was known as ‘Billy' and had served aboard HMS Queen along with Sir Evelyn Wood VC who at that time was a Mid-shipman. Service: He passed his examinations on 18th January 1853; Served as Mate in HMS Peregrine and later of HMS Dolphin; He was promoted to Lieutenant on 11th January 1854 and took up his appointment on HMS Boscawen and from there to HMS Swallow which was attached to the Black Sea Fleet. On 13th June 1857 he took command of the Wrangler and took part in the attack on the fort and batteries of Petrovski
Additional information
Marshal Sir John Fox Burgoyne, Colonel Commandant and Inspector General of fortifications, Royal Engineers and Charlotte, daughter of Lt. Colonel Sir Hugh Rose of Holme, Nairn, NB. Hugh entered the Navy in 1847 and was known as ‘Billy' and had served aboard HMS Queen along with Sir Evelyn Wood VC who at that time was a Mid-shipman. Service: He passed his examinations on 18th January 1853; Served as Mate in HMS Peregrine and later of HMS Dolphin; He was promoted to Lieutenant on 11th January 1854 and took up his appointment on HMS Boscawen and from there to HMS Swallow which was attached to the Black Sea Fleet. On 13th June 1857 he took command of the Wrangler and took part in the attack on the fort and batteries of Petrovski
*See Lt C.W. BUCKLEY(Reg. No.145) and Gunner J.ROBARTS (Reg. No.1058)
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