Patrick Green
Private, 75th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders)
- Register No.
- 488 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 75th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders) (register: 75th Regiment of Foot) all 75th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 11 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 26th October 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1824 at Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
- Died
- 19th July, 1889 at Cork, Ireland
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 11th September, 1857 at Delhi, India, when a picket at Koodsia Bagh, Private Green although surrounded by many of the enemy, successfully rescued a comrade who had fallen, wounded, as a skirmisher
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GREEN, Patrick. (reg No. 488).
Private. 75th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders).
London Gazetted on 26th October 1858.
Born on in 1824 at Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland.
Died on 19th July, 1889 at Cork, Ireland.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 11th September, 1857 at Delhi, India, when a picket at Koodsia Bagh, Private Green although surrounded by many of the enemy, successfully rescued a comrade who had fallen, wounded, as a skirmisher.
Additional information:. Copy of a general order issued by the Commander in Chief in India reads: General Order, headquarters, Allahabad. 28th July 1858. The Commander In Chief in India is pleased to approve that the undermentioned soldier is presented in the name of Her Most Gracious Majesty, with a medal of the Victoria Cross, for Valour and daring in the field, viz., Private Patrick Green, her Majesty's 75th Foot, for having, on 11th September, 1857, when the picket at Koodsia Baugh, at Delhi, was hotly pressed by a large body of the enemy, successfully rescued a comrade who had fallen wounded as a skirmisher. (signed) C.Campbell, General, Commander In Chief, East India. Patrick Green was promoted to Colour-Sergeant later in his career. He Died on 19th July 1889 at the age of 65.
Additional information
Copy of a general order issued by the Commander in Chief in India reads: General Order, headquarters, Allahabad. 28th July 1858. The Commander In Chief in India is pleased to approve that the undermentioned soldier is presented in the name of Her Most Gracious Majesty, with a medal of the Victoria Cross, for Valour and daring in the field, viz., Private Patrick Green, her Majesty's 75th Foot, for having, on 11th September, 1857, when the picket at Koodsia Baugh, at Delhi, was hotly pressed by a large body of the enemy, successfully rescued a comrade who had fallen wounded as a skirmisher. (signed) C.Campbell, General, Commander In Chief, East India. Patrick Green was promoted to Colour-Sergeant later in his career. He Died on 19th July 1889 at the age of 65.
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