Patrick Carlin
Private, 1st Battalion 13th Regiment (Somerset Light Infantry - ( Prince Albert's)
- Register No.
- 184 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion 13th Regiment (Somerset Light Infantry - ( Prince Albert's) (register: 13th Regiment of Foot) all 13th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 6 April 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 26th October 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1832 at Belfast, Ireland
- Died
- 11th May 1895 at Belfast, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 6th April 1858 at Azumgurh, India, Private Colin rescued from the field of battle a wounded naik * of the 4th Madras Rifles, after killing with the naik's sword a mutineer sepoy who fired on him while he was carrying his wounded comrade on his shoulders
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CARLIN, Patrick (reg No. 184).
Private 1st Battalion 13th Regiment (Somerset Light Infantry - ( Prince Albert's).
London Gazetted on 26th October 1858.
Born on in 1832 at Belfast, Ireland.
Died on 11th May 1895 at Belfast, Ireland.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 6th April 1858 at Azumgurh, India, Private Colin rescued from the field of battle a wounded naik * of the 4th Madras Rifles, after killing with the naik's sword a mutineer sepoy who fired on him while he was carrying his wounded comrade on his shoulders.
* Corporal.
* Corporal.
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