Henry Hartigan
Pensioned Sergeant, 9th Lancers. (Queen's Royal)
- Register No.
- 539 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Pensioned Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 9th Lancers. (Queen's Royal) (register: 9th Queen's Royal Lancers) all 9th Queen's Royal Lancers VCs →
- Date of action
- 8 June 1857, 10 October 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 19th June, 1860 on this day → all of 1860 →
- Born
- in March 1826 at Drumlea, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh,
- Died
- 29th October, 1886 at Calcutta, India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 8th June, 1857 at the Battle of Badle-ke-Serai, near Delhi, India, Pensioned Sergeant Hartigan went to the assistance of another sergeant who was wounded, dismounted and surrounded by the enemy, and at the risk of his own life, carried the casualty to safety. On 10th October at Agra, Sergeant Hartigan went to the assistance of another sergeant who was being attacked by four rebels. He seized a tulwar from one of them, hitting him in the mouth, then, defending himself from the other three, killed one and wounded two. He was himself dangerously wounded during this action
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HARTIGAN, Henry. (reg No. 539).
Pensioned Sergeant. 9th Lancers. (Queen's Royal).
London Gazetted on 19th June, 1860.
Born on in March 1826 at Drumlea, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
Died on 29th October, 1886 at Calcutta, India.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 8th June, 1857 at the Battle of Badle-ke-Serai, near Delhi, India, Pensioned Sergeant Hartigan went to the assistance of another sergeant who was wounded, dismounted and surrounded by the enemy, and at the risk of his own life, carried the casualty to safety. On 10th October at Agra, Sergeant Hartigan went to the assistance of another sergeant who was being attacked by four rebels. He seized a tulwar from one of them, hitting him in the mouth, then, defending himself from the other three, killed one and wounded two. He was himself dangerously wounded during this action.
Additional information:. He was later promoted to lieutenant.
Additional information
He was later promoted to lieutenant
Ireland.
Register note: Awarded for multiple acts of valour
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