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CO DONEGAL | CO GALWAY | CO KILKENNY | |
CO KILDARE | CO LIMERICK | CO LONGFORD | |
CO MAYO | CO MEATH | CO MONAGHAN | |
CO OFFALY | CO SLIGO | CO WATERFORD | CO WEXFORD |
CO DONEGAL / CO GALWAY / CO KILKENNY
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CO MAYO / CO MEATH / CO MONAGHAN
CO OFFALY / CO SLIGO / CO WATERFORD / CO WEXFORD
Name
James,
DUFFYGeorge,
GARDINERThomas,
LAUGHNANRobert,
JOHNSTONRank
Private
Colour Sergeant
Gunner
Major Force
6th Bn, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
57th Regiment,
( Middlesex Regiment )Bengal Artillery
Imperial Light Horse ( Natal )
South African ForcesVC won
Kereina Peak, Palestine,
27 December 1917Sebastopol, Crimea,
22 March 1855Relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
14 to 22 November 1857 *Elandslaagte, 2nd Boer War,
21 October 1899London Gaz
26 February 1918
2 June 1858
24 February 1858
12 February 1901 Born
Gweedore, Co Donegal,
17 November 1889Gelwellen, Co Down, N Ireland,
1821Kilmadaugh, Co Galway,
August 1824Laputa, Co Donegal,
13 August 1872Died
7 April 1969,
Letterkenny, Co Donegal17 November 1891,
Lifford, Co Donegal23 July 1864,
Eyre Square, Galway, Co Galway24 March 1950,
Kilkenny, Co KilkennyGrave
Conwal Cemetery, Letterkenny, Co Donegal
( image courtesy Chris Roche )Clonleigh Churchyard, Lifford, Co Donegal
Burial location in a Galway Cemetery not known
St Mary's Churchyard, Inistioge, Co Kilkenny
( image courtesy Chris Roche )Location
of VCRoyal Inniskilling Fusiliers Museum, Enniskillen
RHQ Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, Tower of London
Royal Artillery Museum
( A new museum is planned on Salisbury Plain )Not publicly held Remarks
None
DCM
* Elected by the regiment
None
Name
John,
LYONSHenry,
RAMAGEJoseph,
BRADSHAWJoseph,
WARDRank
Corporal
Sergeant
Corporal
Sergeant Force
19th Regiment,
( Yorkshire Regiment )2nd ( Royal North British ) Dragoons
( Royal Scots Greys )2nd Bn, Rifle Brigade
8th ( King's Royal Irish ) Hussars VC won
Sebastopol, Crimea,
10 June 1855Balaclava, Crimea,
25 October 1854 *Sebastopol, Crimea,
22 April 1855Gwalior, Indian Mutiny,
17 June 1858 *London Gaz
24 February 1857
2 June 1858
24 February 1857
26 January 1859 Born
Carlow, Co Carlow,
14 May 1825Morningside, Edinburgh,
1827Dromkeen, Co Limerick,
1835Kinsale, Co Cork,
1832Died
20 April 1867,
Naas, Co Kildare29 December 1859,
Newbridge, Co Kildare29 August 1893,
St Johns, Limerick, Co Limerick23 November 1872,
Longford, Co LongfordGrave
Abbey Cemetery, Naas, Co Kildare
( burial location in the cemetery not known )Newbridge Cemetery, Co Kildare
( Common ground - grave not marked )Burial location unknown.
References indicate St Johns, Co LimerickSt John's Churchyard, Longford Town, Co Longford Location
of VCGreen Howards Museum, Richmond, Yorkshire
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Museum, Edinburgh Castle
Royal Green Jackets Museum, Winchester, Hampshire
Not publicly held Remarks
None
* Charge of the Heavy Brigade
None
* Elected by the regiment
Name
Cornelius,
COUGHLANFrederick Augustus,
SMITHThomas,
HUGHESRank
Sergeant Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Corporal
Force
75th Regiment,
( Gordon Highlanders )43rd ( Monmouthshire ) Regiment,
( Ox & Bucks Light Infantry )6th Bn, Connaught Rangers
VC won
Delhi, Indian Mutiny,
8 June 1857Tauranga, New Zealand,
21 June 1864Guillemont, Somme, France,
3 September 1916London Gaz
11 November 1862
4 November 1864
26 October 1916
Born
Eyrecourt, Co Galway,
27 June 1828Dublin,
18 November 1826Coravoo, Co Monaghan,
10 November 1885Died
14 February 1915,
Westport, Co Mayo22 July 1887,
Breely, Duleek, Co Meath4 January 1942,
Bloomfield, Co MonaghanGrave
Aughavale Cemetery, Westport, Co Mayo
( image courtesy Chris Roche )St Cianán's Churchyard, Duleek, Co Meath
( Grave not marked )Broomfield Old Cemetery, Co Monaghan,
between Carrickmacross & CastleblaneyLocation
of VCNational War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonNational Army Museum, London
Remarks
None
None
None
Name
John,
MURRAYMartin Joseph,
MOFFATLord William de la Poer,
BERESFORDJohn Christopher,
GUISERank
Sergeant
Private
Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant General Force
68th Regiment,
( Durham Light Infantry )2nd Bn, Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment
9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers
90th Perthshire Light Infantry,
( Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles ))VC won
Tauranga, New Zealand,
21 June 1864Ledeghem, Belgium,
14 October 1918Ulundi, Zululand,
3 July 1879Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, Indian Mutiny,
16 & 17 November 1857 *London Gaz
4 November 1864
26 December 1918
23 August 1879
24 December 1858 Born
Whigsboro, King's County,
February 1837Sligo,
15 April 1882Mullaghbrack, Co Armagh, N Ireland,
20 July 1847Highnam, Gloucestershire,
27 July 1826Died
8 April 1912,
Derrinlough, Co Offaly5 January 1946,
Drowned off the coast of Sligo28 December 1900,
Dorking, Surrey5 February 1895,
Gorey, Co WexfordGrave
Eglish Churchyard, Near Fivealley, Co Offaly,
( Grave not marked )Sligo Town Cemetery, Co Sligo
( image courtesy Chris Roche )Clonegam Churchyard, Carraghmore House, Co Waterford
( image courtesy Chris Roche )Gorey Churchyard, Co Wexford
( image courtesy Iain MacFarlaine )Location
of VCDurham Light Infantry Medal Collection, The Story, Durham
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonNot publicly held
Lord Ashcroft Gallery
Imperial War Museum, LondonRemarks
None
None
KCIE
* Elected by the regiment
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