Place Of Birth St Paul's Parish, Dublin Co. Dublin, Ireland
Place Of Death Morar, Gwalior, Madhia Predesh, India
Buried/Location Ashes Artillery Lines Cemetery, Gwalior, Madhia Predesh, India
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Unmarked grave Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 23 August 1858
VC Presented February 1859, India
Memorials
Memorial plaque in Old Garrison Church (Christ Church), Morar, India
P Named on memorial at Royal Artillery Chapel, Woolwich, London
By The Way…
His Victoria Cross was sold at auction for £1,400 in 1971 was sold again November 2012 for £70,000
VC Held By
Private hands
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With 116 Rosamund and 118 Kirk volunteered to rescue the paymaster with his family and others who were under siege in a detached bungalow and bring them safely into the barracks, whilst under fire from the Sepoys. Later the same day brought in a wounded senior NCO
