Guy Wylly

Guy George Egerton Wylly
Major Guy Wylly c.1920
Born(1880-02-17)17 February 1880
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died9 January 1962(1962-01-09) (aged 81)
Camberley, Surrey, England
AllegianceAustralia
United Kingdom
Service/branchTasmanian Colonial Forces (1900)
British Army (1900–02)
British Indian Army (1902–33)
Years of service1900–33
RankColonel
Commands6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
Battles/warsSecond Boer War
First World War
Third Anglo-Afghan War
North-West Frontier
AwardsVictoria Cross
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (7)
Other workAide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, India (1906–09)
Aide-de-camp to King George V (1926–33)

Guy George Egerton Wylly, VC, CB, DSO (17 February 1880 – 9 January 1962) was a senior British Indian Army officer and an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for actions during the Second Boer War.