Lieutenant General Harry Hammon Lyster VC, CB (24 December 1830 – 1 February 1922) was an Anglo-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.
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