Patrick Graham (VC)

For other people named Patrick Graham, see Patrick Graham (disambiguation).
Patrick Graham
Born 1837
Dublin, Ireland
Died 3 June 1875 (aged 3738)
Dublin
Buried at Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
Rank Private
Unit 90th Regiment of Foot
Battles/wars Indian Mutiny
Awards Victoria Cross

Patrick Graham VC (1837 3 June 1875) was born in St Michael's Parish, Dublin and 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.

Details

He was about 20 years old, and a private in the 90th Regiment of Foot (later The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:

90th Regiment, Private P. Graham

Date of Act of Bravery, 17th November, 1857

For bringing in a wounded comrade under a very heavy fire, on the 17th of November, 1857, at Lucknow. Elected by the private soldiers of the Regiment. [1]

He died in Dublin on 3 June 1875. His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Cameronians Regimental Museum at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 22212. p. 5514. 24 December 1858. Retrieved 19 September 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.