Daniel Burges

Daniel Burges
Colonel Burges, circa 1918
Born1 July 1873
London, England
Died24 October 1946 (aged 73)
Bristol, Gloucestershire
Buried
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1893–1923
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitGloucestershire Regiment
Commands10th (Service) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
7th Battalion, South Wales Borderers
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Awards Victoria Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Croix de Guerre with Palm (France)
War Cross (Greece) (2nd Class)

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Burges, VC, DSO (1 July 1873 – 24 October 1946) 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.