Nevill Coghill (VC)
| Nevill Josiah Aylmer Coghill | |
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| Born |
25 January 1852 Drumcondra, County Dublin |
| Died | 22 January 1879 (aged 26) Buffalo River, South Africa |
| Buried at | Natal, South Africa |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Nevill Josiah Aylmer Coghill VC (25 January 1852 – 22 January 1879) was an Irish 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.
Born in Drumcondra, Dublin, Coghill was the eldest son of Sir John Joscelyn Coghill (1826–1905), 4th Baronet, JP, DL, of Drumcondra, Co. Dublin (see Coghill baronets), and his wife, the Hon. Katherine Frances Plunket, daughter of John Plunket, 3rd Baron Plunket. He was a nephew of David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore and William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket. The painter Sir Egerton Coghill, 5th Baronet (who had a son also called Nevill named in his honour) was his younger brother.
Coghill was educated at Haileybury College from 1865-69 In 1876 he set sail with the 24th Regiment of Foot to Cape.
Coghill was twenty-five years old and a lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (later the South Wales Borderers), British Army, during the Zulu War, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. He was an orderly officer to Colonel Glyn, who regarded him as his favourite officer and the son he never had.
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