Patrick Graham (VC)

For other people named Patrick Graham, see Patrick Graham (disambiguation).

Patrick Graham
Born	1837 Dublin, Ireland
Died	3 June 1875 (aged 37–38) Dublin
Buried	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.

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

References

• The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
• Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". The Irish Sword. XVI (64): 185–287.
• 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)

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Dublin)