Thomas Grady
Private, 4th Regiment. (King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment)
- Register No.
- 473 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 4th Regiment. (King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment) (register: 4th Regiment of Foot) all 4th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 October 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 23rd June, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 18th September, 1835 at it Cheddah, Galway, Ireland
- Died
- 18th May 1891 at Victoria, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- at Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and at The Priory, Lancaster
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On 18th October, 1854 in the Crimea, Private Grady volunteered to repair the embrasures of the Sailor's Battery on the Left Attack and carried out this task under very heavy fire from a line of batteries. On 22nd November during the repulse of a Russian attack, although severely wounded, Private Grady refused to leave the front and his example encouraged the weak force which was engaging the enemy to maintain their position
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
GRADY, Thomas. (reg No. 473).
Private. 4th Regiment. (King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment).
London Gazetted on 23rd June, 1857 VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia..
Born on 18th September, 1835 at it Cheddah, Galway, Ireland.
Died on 18th May 1891 at Victoria, Australia.
Memorial on grave at Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and at The Priory, Lancaster.
Digest of Citation reads: On 18th October, 1854 in the Crimea, Private Grady volunteered to repair the embrasures of the Sailor's Battery on the Left Attack and carried out this task under very heavy fire from a line of batteries. On 22nd November during the repulse of a Russian attack, although severely wounded, Private Grady refused to leave the front and his example encouraged the weak force which was engaging the enemy to maintain their position.
Additional information:. Sergeant Grady also held the Distinguished Conduct Medal. (DCM)
Additional information
Sergeant Grady also held the Distinguished Conduct Medal. (DCM)
Australia..
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Alf recorded the memorial as: at Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and at The Priory, Lancaster
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