Second Lieutenant STANLEY HENRY PARRY BOUGHEY
Royal Scots Fusiliers
1st/4th Bn.
Died 04 December 1917
Age 21 years old
Photographer: Unknown
- Country of Service United Kingdom
- Awards Victoria Cross
- Additional Info Son of Mrs. Lucy Boughey, of Yew Tree Farm, Hurleston, Nantwich, Cheshire.
- Personal Inscription THE BLOOD OF HEROES IS THE SEED TO FREEDOM
- Additional Citation note
An extract from the "London Gazette," dated 12th February, 1918, records the following:-"For most conspicuous bravery. When the enemy in large numbers had managed to crawl up to within 30 yards of our firing line, and with bombs and automatic rifles were keeping down the fire of our machine guns, he rushed forward alone with bombs right up to the enemy, doing great execution and causing the surrender of a party of 30. As he turned to go back for more bombs he was mortally wounded at the moment when the enemy were surrendering.
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