John Hutton Bisdee
Trooper, Tasmania Imperial Bushmen
- Register No.
- 92 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Trooper all Troopers →
- Unit
- Tasmania Imperial Bushmen (register: Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen) all Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen VCs →
- Date of action
- 1 September 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 13th November 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Born
- the 28th September, 1869 at Hutton Park, Tasmania
- Died
- 14th January 1930 at Melton Mowbray, Tasmania
- Memorial / grave
- on th Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, Tasmania,
Digest of citation
On 1st September 1900 near Warm Baths, Transvaal, South Africa, Trooper Bisdee was one of an advanced scouting party passing a through a narrow gorge, when the enemy suddenly opened fire at close range and six out of the party of eight were wounded, including two officers. The horse of one of the wounded officers bolted and Trooper Bisdee dismounted, put him on his own horse and took him out a range of the very heavy fire
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BISDEE, John Hutton. (Reg. No. 92).
Trooper Tasmania Imperial Bushmen.
London Gazetted on 13th November 1900.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Born on the 28th September, 1869 at Hutton Park, Tasmania.
Died on 14th January 1930 at Melton Mowbray, Tasmania.
Memorial on th Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 1st September 1900 near Warm Baths, Transvaal, South Africa, Trooper Bisdee was one of an advanced scouting party passing a through a narrow gorge, when the enemy suddenly opened fire at close range and six out of the party of eight were wounded, including two officers. The horse of one of the wounded officers bolted and Trooper Bisdee dismounted, put him on his own horse and took him out a range of the very heavy fire.
Additional information: Lt Colonel Bisdee also held the Order of the British Empire. He was the first Australian-Born on man to be Gazetted for winning the Victoria Cross while serving under British Command whilst serving in an Australian Regiment. The second man, was Lieutenant G. G. Wylly, who won his VC in the same engagement, was, for some reason, Gazetted 10 days later,
Additional information
Lt Colonel Bisdee also held the Order of the British Empire. He was the first Australian-Born on man to be Gazetted for winning the Victoria Cross while serving under British Command whilst serving in an Australian Regiment. The second man, was Lieutenant G. G. Wylly, who won his VC in the same engagement, was, for some reason, Gazetted 10 days later,
Australia.
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