Francis Fitzpatrick
Private, 94th Regiment (Connaught Rangers)
- Register No.
- 412 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 94th Regiment (Connaught Rangers) (register: 94th Regiment of Foot) all 94th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 28 November 1879 on this day → all of 1879 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Basuto War
- London Gazette
- 23rd February, 1880 on this day → all of 1880 →
- Born
- in 1859 at Tullycorbet, County Monaghan, Ireland
- Died
- 10th July 1933 in Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 28th November, 1879 during attack on Sekukuni's Town, South Africa *, Private Fitzpatrick and another private * with six men of the Native Contingent, were with a Lieutenant of the first Dragoon Guards when he was badly wounded. The natives carried the wounded officer at first, but when the party was pursued by about 30 of the enemy the deserted and the lieutenant would have been killed but for the gallantry of the two Privates. One carrying him and the other covering the retreat and firing on the enemy
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
FITZPATRICK, Francis. (reg No. 412).
Private. 94th Regiment (Connaught Rangers).
London Gazetted on 23rd February, 1880.
Born on in 1859 at Tullycorbet, County Monaghan, Ireland.
Died on 10th July 1933 in Ireland.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 28th November, 1879 during attack on Sekukuni's Town, South Africa *, Private Fitzpatrick and another private * with six men of the Native Contingent, were with a Lieutenant of the first Dragoon Guards when he was badly wounded. The natives carried the wounded officer at first, but when the party was pursued by about 30 of the enemy the deserted and the lieutenant would have been killed but for the gallantry of the two Privates. One carrying him and the other covering the retreat and firing on the enemy.
* T.Flawn. (reg No. 413).
* T.Flawn. (reg No. 413).
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