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Stephen Garvin

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For daring and gallant conduct before Delhi on the 23rd of June, 1857, in volunteering to lead a small party of men, under a heavy fire, to the "Sammy House," for the purpose of dislodging a number of the Enemy in position there, who kept up a destructive fire on the advanced battery of heavy guns,
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in which, after a sharp contest, he succeeded. Also recommended for gallant conduct throughout the operations before Delhi.
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Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men".
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on 23 November 1874, and is buried in St. Andrew's Parish Churchyard there. His
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is in private ownership, having been bought by Conservative
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Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
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British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
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when the following deed took place on 23 June 1857 at
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Index


Cashel, County Tipperary
Chesterton, Cambridge
United Kingdom
British Army
Colour Sergeant
60th Rifles
Second Anglo-Sikh War
Indian Mutiny
North-West Frontier
Victoria Cross
Distinguished Conduct Medal
VC
DCM
Cashel, County Tipperary
Victoria Cross
Commonwealth
colour-sergeant
60th Rifles
British Army
Indian Mutiny
Delhi
Chesterton, Cambridge
Victoria Cross
peer
Lord Ashcroft



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