John Divane*
Private, 1st Battalion. (King's Royal Rifle Corps)
- Register No.
- 331 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. (King's Royal Rifle Corps) (register: 60th Rifles) all 60th Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 10 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 20th January, 1860 on this day → all of 1860 →
- Born
- in November 1822 at Canavane, Loughrea, Galway, Ireland
- Died
- 1st December 1888 at Penzance, Cornwall
- Memorial / grave
- at Penzance cemetery, Cornwall
Digest of citation
On 10th December, 1857 at Delhi, India, Private Divane headed a successful charge by the Beloochee and Sikh troops on one of the enemy's trenches. He leapt out of our trenches, closely followed by the native troops and was shot down from the top of the enemy's breastworks
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DIVANE* John. (reg No 331). (* or DEVINE).
Private 1st Battalion. (King's Royal Rifle Corps).
London Gazetted on 20th January, 1860.
Born on in November 1822 at Canavane, Loughrea, Galway, Ireland.
Died on 1st December 1888 at Penzance, Cornwall.
Memorial on grave at Penzance cemetery, Cornwall.
Digest of Citation reads: On 10th December, 1857 at Delhi, India, Private Divane headed a successful charge by the Beloochee and Sikh troops on one of the enemy's trenches. He leapt out of our trenches, closely followed by the native troops and was shot down from the top of the enemy's breastworks.
Additional information:. His award of the Victoria Cross was elected by the Regiment.
Additional information
His award of the Victoria Cross was elected by the Regiment.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Penzance cemetery, Cornwall
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