Stephen Garvin
Colour-Sergeant, 1st Battalion 60th Rifles ( The King's Royal Rifle Corps.)
- Register No.
- 444 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Colour-Sergeant (register: Colour Sergeant) all Colour-Sergeants →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion 60th Rifles ( The King's Royal Rifle Corps.) all 60th Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 June 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 20th June 1860 on this day → all of 1860 →
- Born
- in 1826(Actual date not known)at Cashel, Co Tipperary,
- Died
- 23rd November 1874 at Chesterton, Oxfordshire
- Memorial / grave
- Grave not known
Digest of citation
On 23 June 1857 at Delhi, India, Colour Sergeant Garvin volunteered to lead a small party of men under heavy fire to the 'Sammy House' in order to dilodge a number of the enemy who were keeping up a destructive fire on the advanced battery of heavy guns. This action was successful. Colour Sergeant Garvin was also commended for gallant conduct throughout the operations before Delhi. Further information: It is very likely that his name will be on the memorial to the KRRC at Winchester Cathedral
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GARVIN, Stephen. (reg No.444).
Colour-Sergeant 1st Battalion 60th Rifles ( The King's Royal Rifle Corps.)
London Gazetted on 20th June 1860.
Born on in 1826(Actual date not known)at Cashel, Co Tipperary, Ireland.
Died on 23rd November 1874 at Chesterton, Oxfordshire. Grave not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 23 June 1857 at Delhi, India, Colour Sergeant Garvin volunteered to lead a small party of men under heavy fire to the 'Sammy House' in order to dilodge a number of the enemy who were keeping up a destructive fire on the advanced battery of heavy guns. This action was successful. Colour Sergeant Garvin was also commended for gallant conduct throughout the operations before Delhi. Further information: It is very likely that his name will be on the memorial to the KRRC at Winchester Cathedral.
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