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Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Boulger VC (4 September 1835 – 23 January 1900) was born in Kilcullen, County Kildare, and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Boulger was 21 years old, and a Lance-Corporal in the 84th Regiment of Foot (later 2nd Bn, The York and Lancaster Regiment), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the VC:
He served as a Quartermaster during the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War and later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He died in Ireland 23 January 1900. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The York & Lancaster Regiment Museum in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ==References== Listed in order of publication year *The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997) * *Irelands VCs (Dept of Economic Development 1995) *Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) *Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraham Boulger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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