John Hogan (VC)

John Hogan VC (8 April 1884 – 6 October 1943) was an English 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.

John Hogan
Born(1884-04-08)8 April 1884
Royton, Lancashire
Died7 October 1943(1943-10-07) (aged 59)
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Buried
Chadderton Cemetery, Greater Manchester, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankSergeant
UnitThe Manchester Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I
AwardsVictoria Cross

Hogan was born in Royton, Lancashire, England.[1]

On 2 January 1915 Hogan married a widow, Mrs Margaret Taylor at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Shaw Street, Oldham.

Hogan was 30 years old, and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, British Army during the First World War. On 29 October 1914 near Festubert, France he performed a deed along with Second Lieutenant James Leach for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.[2]

Their citation reads:

For conspicuous bravery near Festubert on 29 October, when, after their trench had been taken by the Germans, and after two attempts at recapture had failed, they voluntarily decided on the afternoon of the same day to recover the trench themselves, and, working from traverse to traverse at close quarters with great bravery, they gradually succeeded in regaining possession, killing eight of the enemy, wounding two, and making sixteen prisoners.[3]

Medal

He received the medal in 1914 from King George V, at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace.[1] His medal is in Oldham Civic Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester.[4]

References
  1. "Oldham Timeline". oldhamadvertiser.co.uk. 4 June 2003. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  2. "Western Mail". 4 January 1915.
  3. "No. 29015". The London Gazette. 22 December 1914. p. 10920.
  4. "Oldham Metropolitan Borough". Victoria Cross. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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