Hoey, Charles Ferguson Victoria Cross Recipient

Hoey, Charles Ferguson (1914-1944). Born in Duncan, British Columbia, Hoey, along with Robert Hampton Gray, were the only Canadians to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the war against Japan. By February of 1944, the Japanese had halted the British advance in Burma. Major Hoey, serving with the 1st Battalion, the Lincolnshire Regiment (British Army), was chosen to lead an expedition that was ordered to capture a position in the Arakan Hills. On Februrary 16th, 1944, after a night march through enemy territory, a wounded Hoey reached the enemy post and killed all the occupants. Unfortunately, while capturing this vital peak, Hoey was once again wounded. This time the wound was fatal.

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