John Hogan
Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
- Register No.
- 578 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment all Manchester Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 29 October 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 22nd December, 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Born
- 8th April, 1884 at Oldham, Lancashire
- Died
- 6th October, 1943 at Oldham, Lancashire
- Memorial / grave
- at Chadderton cemetery, Oldham, Lancashire
Digest of citation
On 29th October, 1914 near Festubert, France, after their trench had been taken by the enemy and two attempts to recapture it had failed, Sergeant Hogan went with a second lieutenant * and a party of 10 volunteers to recover it themselves. They took the Germans by surprise with a sudden bayonet attack and then, working from traverse to traverse, they gradually succeeded in regaining possession, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two and taking 16 prisoners
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HOGAN, John. (reg No. 578).
Sergeant. 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment.
London Gazetted on 22nd December, 1914.
Born on 8th April, 1884 at Oldham, Lancashire.
Died on 6th October, 1943 at Oldham, Lancashire.
Memorial on grave at Chadderton cemetery, Oldham, Lancashire.
Digest of Citation reads: On 29th October, 1914 near Festubert, France, after their trench had been taken by the enemy and two attempts to recapture it had failed, Sergeant Hogan went with a second lieutenant * and a party of 10 volunteers to recover it themselves. They took the Germans by surprise with a sudden bayonet attack and then, working from traverse to traverse, they gradually succeeded in regaining possession, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two and taking 16 prisoners.
* J Leach (reg No. 725).
* J Leach (reg No. 725).
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