Charles Doughty-Wylie
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hotham Montagu "Richard" Doughty-Wylie, VC, CB, CMG (23 July 1868 – 26 April 1915) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Doughty-Wylie had been awarded the Order of the Medjidie from the very Ottoman Government he later fought against. He was generally known as Richard.
Charles Doughty-Wylie | |
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| Born | 23 July 1868 Theberton, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 26 April 1915 (aged 46) V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1889–1915 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Somaliland Camel Corps The Royal Welch Fusiliers |
| Battles/wars | Mahdist War Chitral Expedition 1898 Occupation of Crete Second Boer War Boxer Rebellion Third Somaliland Expedition First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire) |
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