Hugh Seagrim
Military Person
1909 – 1944
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Who was Hugh Seagrim?
Major Hugh Paul Seagrim GC DSO MBE, nicknamed "Grandfather Longlegs", was a famous leader of Karen rebels, fighting Japanese invaders in Burma during the Second World War.
His brother was Derek Anthony Seagrim VC. He and his brother have the distinction of being the only siblings awarded the Victoria Cross and the George Cross, both posthumously.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1909
Ashmansworth - Siblings
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Lived in
- State of Burma
(1942/04 - 1943/10)
- State of Burma
- Died
- Sep 22, 1944
Yangon
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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