George Richardson (VC)
George Richardson
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Born | Derrylane, Killeshandra, County Cavan |
1 August 1831
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Buried |
Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
British Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 34th Regiment of Foot |
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Awards | Victoria Cross |
George Richardson VC (1 August 1831 – 28 January 1923) was born in Derrylane, Killeshandra, County Cavan the son of John and Anne Richardson. He became 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 27 years old, and a private in the 34th Regiment of Foot (later The Border Regiment), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:
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At Kewanie, Trans-Gogra, on the 27th of April. 1859, for determined courage in having, although severely wounded,—one arm being disabled,—closed with and secured a Rebel Sepoy armed with a loaded revolver.
He emigrated to Canada and joined a Canadian army unit and achieved the rank of sergeant. He died London, Ontario, Canada on 28 January 1923.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22324. p. 4032. 11 November 1859. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
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- Ireland's VCs ISBN 1-899243-00-3 (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
- Irregular correspondence
- Breifne Journal 2015 (Journal of Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne); Victoria Cross recipients from County Cavan
External links
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- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Border Regiment soldiers
- People from County Cavan
- 1831 births
- 1923 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish emigrants to Canada (before 1923)
- People of the Fenian Raids
- Deaths from pneumonia
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross