caption branch relations death_place death_date birth_place awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
duncan gordon boyes vc in his midshipman 's uniform united kingdom thomas james young vc -lrb- brother-in-law -rrb- dunedin , new zealand 26 january 1869 -lrb- aged 23 -rrb- cheltenham , gloucestershire victoria cross shimonoseki expedition 5 november 1846 andersons bay cemetery midshipman duncan boyes.jpg duncan gordon boyes
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duncan gordon boyes

duncan gordon boyes vc -lrb- 5 november 1846 -- 26 january 1869 -rrb- 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 .
he won the award during the shimonoseki expedition , japan in 1864 .
