Thomas Duffy
Private, 1st Madras Fusiliers (Royal Dublin Fusiliers)
- Register No.
- 354 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Madras Fusiliers (Royal Dublin Fusiliers) (register: 1st Madras European Fusiliers) all 1st Madras European Fusiliers VCs →
- Date of action
- 6 September 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Indian Mutiny
- London Gazette
- 18th June 1858 on this day → all of 1858 →
- Born
- in 1805 at Caurly,Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Died
- 23rd December 1868 at Dublin
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 26th September 1857 at Lucknow, India, a 24 pounder gun which had been used against the enemy on the previous day was left in an exposed position and all efforts to reach it were unsuccessful, so heavy was the fire maintained on it by the mutineers. Private Duffy, however, who went out with two others, managed to fasten a rope to the gun to in such a manner that it could be pulled away and was saved from falling into the hands of the enemy
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DUFFY, Thomas. (reg No. 354).
Private 1st Madras Fusiliers (Royal Dublin Fusiliers).
London Gazetted on 18th June 1858.
Born on in 1805 at Caurly,Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.
Died on 23rd December 1868 at Dublin.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26th September 1857 at Lucknow, India, a 24 pounder gun which had been used against the enemy on the previous day was left in an exposed position and all efforts to reach it were unsuccessful, so heavy was the fire maintained on it by the mutineers. Private Duffy, however, who went out with two others, managed to fasten a rope to the gun to in such a manner that it could be pulled away and was saved from falling into the hands of the enemy.
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