John Tytler (VC)

Brigadier General John Adam Tytler VC CB was a 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.

Biography

Tytler was born in Munger, the son of John Tytler, an East India Company surgeon. The family was related to Lord Gillies, cousin of Sir Alexander Burnes.
Tytler was 32 years old, and a lieutenant in the 66th Bengal Native Infantry, Bengal Army, and served initially under Sir Colin Campbell on the Peshawar frontier and Boori Pass. He was later in the 1st Gurkha Rifles during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 when the following deed took place on 10 February 1858 at Choorpoorah, India for which he was awarded the VC:He later served in the Umbeyla Campaign and retired with the rank of brigadier general. He died of pneumonia following successful campaigns in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Gurkha Museum in Winchester, Hampshire, England.