389:"In BURMA, on the 16th February, 1944, Major Hoey's company formed part of a force which was ordered to capture a position at all costs. After a night march through enemy-held territory, the force was met at the foot of the position by machine gun fire. Major Hoey personally led his company under heavy machine gun and rifle fire up to the objective. Although wounded at least twice in the leg and head, he seized a Bren gun from one of his men and, firing from the hip, led his company into the objective. In spite of his wounds the company had difficulty in keeping up with him, and Major Hoey reached the enemy strong post first, where he killed all the occupants before being mortally wounded. Major Hoey's outstanding gallantry and leadership, his total disregard of personal safety and his grim determination to reach the objective resulted in the capture of this vital position."
432:
440:
237:
130:
110:
33:
443:
Dedication plaque for
Charles F. Hoey VC Memorial Park in Duncan. It reads; "This park was proclaimed and dedicated CHARLES HOEY V.C. MEMORIAL PARK by his worship Mayor M.G. Coleman and by the council of the city of Duncan on August 12th 1991 to mark the visit of the
339:, on 28 January 1937. He transferred to the 1st Battalion of the Lincolns, then stationed in India, and sailed for there in September 1937. He went to Burma with the 1st Battalion in 1942 and served there until his death in February 1944. He was awarded the
367:. A Corps HQ made up mostly of support units and muleteers reinforced with some combat troops was besieged by Japanese forces. The battalion was to break through the attackers and reinforce those within the Box.
742:
378:
region Major Hoey's company came under devastating machine-gun fire, but Major Hoey did not waver in his advance on the objective. Although wounded in the head and leg he went forward alone with a
448:
and in recognition of the outstanding heroism and indomitable courage of MAJOR CHARLES HOEY citizen of the
Cowichan Valley and recipient of the Victoria Cross - Burma 1944 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
747:
777:
772:
762:
737:
752:
300:, British Columbia, Canada. Grandson, through his mother, of Major General Charles Rudyerd Simpson CB, Colonel, The Lincolnshire Regiment. He started his education at
757:
732:
421:
Charles Hoey VC Memorial Park has been dedicated in downtown Duncan, B.C. This park is located along Canada Avenue between Trunk Road and Ingram Street. The
496:
767:
320:
173:
475:
703:
597:
324:
690:
431:
428:, located within the park, is inscribed with the names of area residents killed in the two World Wars and the war in Korea.
382:
and tackled a troublesome enemy strong point, destroying it and killing all the occupants, but he was mortally wounded.
406:
360:
336:
177:
435:
Charles
Ferguson Hoey, VC as inscribed on the cenotaph in the Charles F. Hoey VC Memorial Park in downtown Duncan, BC
202:
463:
301:
439:
293:
52:
507:
458:
364:
281:
207:
445:
356:
328:
256:
153:
394:
91:
276:, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
695:
533:
727:
722:
469:
32:
641:
646:
626:
582:
292:
Charles
Ferguson Hoey was born on 29 March 1914, the son of Ferguson and Mary Rudyerd Hoey, of
236:
332:
410:
297:
211:
558:
405:
His
Victoria Cross is displayed in the Galleries of the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment at the
707:
700:
605:
422:
371:
68:
340:
316:
277:
273:
265:
262:
245:
240:
197:
160:
115:
716:
534:"Charles Ferguson Hoey - The Canadian Virtual War Memorial - Veterans Affairs Canada"
375:
80:
312:
187:
135:
662:
192:
269:
72:
425:
379:
344:
327:
and went there in
September 1935. He graduated in December 1936 and was
311:
in 1933 in order to pursue a military career. He first enlisted in the
308:
304:
in Duncan, then attended Duncan
Grammar School and Duncan High School.
95:
76:
661:
Association, The Royal
Lincolnshire and Royal Anglian Regimental.
438:
430:
663:"The Royal Anglian and Royal Lincolnshire Regimental Association"
497:"Queen Margaret's School - Independent Day & Boarding School"
743:
Canadian World War II recipients of the
Victoria Cross
598:"Major Charles Ferguson Hoey Victoria Cross Recipient"
228:
183:
169:
159:
149:
141:
121:
103:
86:
58:
39:
23:
748:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
778:Canadian military personnel from British Columbia
343:(MC) in July 1943 for his outstanding service at
268:(29 March 1914 – 16 February 1944) was a
696:Biography (in French) of Charles Ferguson Hoey
773:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment soldiers
763:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
738:British Army personnel killed in World War II
8:
20:
753:Canadian recipients of the Military Cross
650:(Supplement). 18 May 1944. p. 2269.
563:29 January 1937 Issue: 34364, Page: 621"
335:in the Lincolnshire Regiment, later the
488:
347:during a raid on a Japanese position.
212:
365:Battle of the Battle of the Admin Box
355:He was 29 years old, and a temporary
7:
758:People from Duncan, British Columbia
733:Royal Lincolnshire Regiment officers
323:, before winning a cadetship to the
321:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
174:Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
476:The Register of the Victoria Cross
14:
325:Royal Military College, Sandhurst
768:Burials at Taukkyan War Cemetery
393:His remains are now interred at
235:
128:
108:
31:
667:www.thelincolnshireregiment.org
385:The citation reads as follows:
16:Recipient of the Victoria Cross
1:
701:Mysteries of Canada Biography
417:Charles Hoey VC Memorial Park
370:On 16 February 1944 near the
407:Museum of Lincolnshire Life
337:Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
794:
532:Canada, Veterans Affairs.
464:British VCs of World War 2
602:www.mysteriesofcanada.com
30:
706:13 February 2006 at the
53:Duncan, British Columbia
459:Battle of the Admin Box
302:Queen Margaret's School
208:Battle of the Admin Box
691:HOEY, Charles Ferguson
449:
446:Burma Star Association
436:
391:
359:in the 1st Battalion,
442:
434:
395:Taukkyan War Cemetery
387:
363:, at the time of the
361:Lincolnshire Regiment
260:Charles Ferguson Hoey
178:Lincolnshire Regiment
142:Years of service
92:Taukkyan War Cemetery
25:Charles Ferguson Hoey
478:(This England, 1997)
472:(David Harvey, 1999)
470:Monuments to Courage
466:(John Laffin, 1997)
203:Burma campaign 1944
647:The London Gazette
630:The London Gazette
586:The London Gazette
561:The London Gazette
538:www.veterans.gc.ca
513:on 11 October 2018
450:
437:
333:second lieutenant
272:recipient of the
254:
253:
785:
678:
677:
675:
673:
658:
652:
651:
638:
632:
624:
618:
617:
615:
613:
604:. Archived from
594:
588:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
555:
549:
548:
546:
544:
529:
523:
522:
520:
518:
512:
506:. Archived from
501:
493:
411:Lincoln, England
298:Vancouver Island
239:
214:
188:Second World War
134:
132:
131:
123:
114:
112:
111:
65:
62:16 February 1944
49:
47:
35:
21:
793:
792:
788:
787:
786:
784:
783:
782:
713:
712:
708:Wayback Machine
687:
682:
681:
671:
669:
660:
659:
655:
640:
639:
635:
625:
621:
611:
609:
608:on 17 July 2012
596:
595:
591:
581:
577:
567:
565:
557:
556:
552:
542:
540:
531:
530:
526:
516:
514:
510:
499:
495:
494:
490:
485:
455:
419:
403:
372:Ngakyedauk Pass
353:
317:private soldier
290:
288:Military career
250:
176:
129:
127:
109:
107:
99:
69:Ngakyedauk Pass
67:
63:
51:
45:
43:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
791:
789:
781:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
715:
714:
711:
710:
698:
693:
686:
685:External links
683:
680:
679:
653:
633:
619:
589:
575:
550:
524:
487:
486:
484:
481:
480:
479:
473:
467:
461:
454:
451:
418:
415:
402:
399:
352:
351:Victoria Cross
349:
341:Military Cross
289:
286:
274:Victoria Cross
252:
251:
249:
248:
246:Military Cross
243:
241:Victoria Cross
232:
230:
226:
225:
224:
223:
222:
221:
220:
219:
218:
217:
198:Burma campaign
185:
181:
180:
171:
167:
166:
163:
161:Service number
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
125:
119:
118:
116:United Kingdom
105:
101:
100:
90:
88:
84:
83:
66:(aged 29)
60:
56:
55:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
790:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
720:
718:
709:
705:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
688:
684:
668:
664:
657:
654:
649:
648:
643:
637:
634:
631:
628:
623:
620:
607:
603:
599:
593:
590:
587:
584:
579:
576:
564:
562:
554:
551:
539:
535:
528:
525:
509:
505:
504:www.qms.bc.ca
498:
492:
489:
482:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
460:
457:
456:
452:
447:
441:
433:
429:
427:
424:
416:
414:
412:
408:
400:
398:
396:
390:
386:
383:
381:
377:
373:
368:
366:
362:
358:
350:
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
307:Hoey went to
305:
303:
299:
295:
287:
285:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
264:
261:
258:
247:
244:
242:
238:
234:
233:
231:
227:
215:
209:
206:
205:
204:
201:
200:
199:
196:
195:
194:
191:
190:
189:
186:
182:
179:
175:
172:
168:
164:
162:
158:
155:
152:
148:
144:
140:
137:
126:
120:
117:
106:
102:
97:
93:
89:
85:
82:
81:British Burma
78:
74:
70:
61:
57:
54:
50:29 March 1914
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
670:. Retrieved
666:
656:
645:
636:
629:
622:
610:. Retrieved
606:the original
601:
592:
585:
578:
566:. Retrieved
560:
553:
541:. Retrieved
537:
527:
515:. Retrieved
508:the original
503:
491:
420:
404:
392:
388:
384:
369:
354:
329:commissioned
313:British Army
306:
291:
282:Commonwealth
259:
255:
184:Battles/wars
136:British Army
64:(1944-02-16)
18:
728:1944 deaths
723:1914 births
642:"No. 36518"
627:Issue 36518
583:Issue 36190
193:Pacific War
145:1936 - 1944
717:Categories
672:11 October
612:11 October
568:11 October
543:11 October
517:11 October
483:References
397:in Burma.
104:Allegiance
46:1914-03-29
401:The medal
73:Admin Box
704:Archived
453:See also
426:cenotaph
423:Cowichan
380:Bren gun
345:Maungdaw
284:forces.
270:Canadian
122:Service/
319:in the
309:England
278:British
210: (
98:, Burma
96:Rangoon
376:Arakan
294:Duncan
229:Awards
133:
124:branch
113:
87:Buried
77:Arakan
511:(PDF)
500:(PDF)
357:major
331:as a
315:as a
257:Major
165:71106
154:Major
674:2018
614:2018
570:2018
545:2018
519:2018
280:and
170:Unit
150:Rank
59:Died
40:Born
409:in
213:DOW
719::
665:.
644:.
600:.
536:.
502:.
413:.
374:,
296:,
266:MC
263:VC
94:,
79:,
75:,
71:,
676:.
616:.
572:.
559:"
547:.
521:.
216:)
48:)
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
