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	\|birth_date=1827		\|birth_date= c. 1827
	\|death_date=22 December {{death year and age\|1862\|1827}}		\|death_date=22 December {{death year and age\|1862\|1827}}
	\|birth_place=[[Enniskillen]], [[County Fermanagh]], [[Ireland]]		\|birth_place=[[Enniskillen]], [[County Fermanagh]], Ireland
	\|death_place=[[Derry~~]], [[County Londonderry~~]], Ireland		\|death_place=[[Derry]], Ireland
	\|placeofburial=Donagh Cemetery		\|placeofburial=Donagh Cemetery
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	'''James McGuire''' ~~[[Victoria Cross~~\|VC]] (1827 – 22 December 1862) was an [[Irish people\|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest ~~award~~ for gallantry in the face of the enemy ~~that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom\|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] forces~~. The ~~V.C.~~ was later forfeited.		'''James McGuire''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|VC}} (c. 1827 – 22 December 1862) was an [[Irish people\|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest British military decoration. It was awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The VC was later forfeited.

	==Details==		==Details==
	He was about 30 years old, and a [[sergeant]] in the [[101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)\|1st Bengal European Fusiliers]] (later ~~The~~ [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]), [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 14 September 1857 at [[Delhi]], ~~[[India]]~~ for which he together with Drummer [[Miles Ryan]] ~~were~~ awarded the VC:		McGuire was about 30 years old and a [[sergeant]] in the [[101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)\|1st Bengal European Fusiliers]] (later the [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]), [[Bengal Army]], during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 14 September 1857 at [[Delhi]], for which he together with Drummer [[Miles Ryan]] was awarded the VC:
	{{~~quote~~\|Serjeant J. McGuire, Drummer M. Ryan<br />		{{blockquote\|Serjeant J. McGuire, Drummer M. Ryan<br />
	Date of Act of Bravery, 14th September, 1857<br />		Date of Act of Bravery, 14th September, 1857<br />
	At the assault on Delhi on the 14th September, 1857, when the Brigade had reached the Cabul Gate, the 1st Fusiliers and 75th Regiment, and some Sikhs, were waiting for orders, and some of the Regiments were getting ammunition served out (three boxes of which exploded from some cause not clearly known, and two others were in a state of ignition), when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan rushed into the burning mass, and, seizing the boxes, threw them, one after the other, over the parapet into the water. The confusion consequent on the explosion was very great, and the crowd of soldiers and native followers, who did not know where the danger lay, were rushing into certain destruction, when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan, by their coolness and personal daring, saved the lives of many at the risk of their own.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22212\|page=5519\|date=24 December 1858}}</ref> }}		At the assault on Delhi on the 14th September, 1857, when the Brigade had reached the Cabul Gate, the 1st Fusiliers and 75th Regiment, and some Sikhs, were waiting for orders, and some of the Regiments were getting ammunition served out (three boxes of which exploded from some cause not clearly known, and two others were in a state of ignition), when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan rushed into the burning mass, and, seizing the boxes, threw them, one after the other, over the parapet into the water. The confusion consequent on the explosion was very great, and the crowd of soldiers and native followers, who did not know where the danger lay, were rushing into certain destruction, when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan, by their coolness and personal daring, saved the lives of many at the risk of their own.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22212\|page=5519\|date=24 December 1858}}</ref> }}

	==Further information==		==Further information==
	~~One of eight men whose VCs were forfeited.~~ McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow. He died in [[Derry]], Ireland, 22 December 1862.		McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow, making him one of eight men to lose their VCs. He died in [[Derry]], Ireland, 22 December 1862.

	==Medal's location==		==Medal's location==
	His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] ~~''(~~[[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], England~~)''~~.		His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] in [[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], England.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* {{cite book\|last=McCance \|first=S. \|title=History of The Royal Munster Fusiliers from 1861 to 1922\|volume=1 \|chapter=Appendix 'L' \|page=222 \|ref=none}}		* {{cite book\|last=McCance \|first=S. \|title=History of The Royal Munster Fusiliers from 1861 to 1922\|volume=1 \|chapter=Appendix 'L' \|page=222 \|ref=none}}
	*{{cite web \|last=Stewart \|first=Iain \|url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm \|title=Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in: Northern Ireland \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192304/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm \|archive-date=16 July 2012 \|ref=none}}—''Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland''		*{{cite web \|last=Stewart \|first=Iain \|url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm \|title=Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in: Northern Ireland \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192304/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm \|archive-date=16 July 2012 \|ref=none}}—''Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland''
	*{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm \|title=Sergeant James McGuire V. C \| website=~~www.~~royalmunsterfusiliers.org\| date=29 October 2010 \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415201733/http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm \| archive-date=15 ~~Apr~~ 2013}}		*{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm \|title=Sergeant James McGuire V. C \| website=royalmunsterfusiliers.org\| date=29 October 2010 \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415201733/http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm \| archive-date=15 April 2013}}

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	One of eight men whose VCs were forfeited. McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow. He died in [[Derry]], Ireland, 22 December 1862.		One of eight men whose VCs were forfeited. McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow. He died in [[Derry]], Ireland, 22 December 1862.

	==~~The medal~~==		==Medal's location==
	His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] ''([[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], England)''.		His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] ''([[Chelsea, London\|Chelsea]], England)''.

			==See also==
			*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (1981, 1988 and 1997)

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	~~'''Listed in order of publication year '''~~		==Further reading==
	* ''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (1981, 1988 and 1997) <!-- ISBN#? -->		*{{cite journal \|last=Clarke \|first=Brian D.H. \|year=1986 \|title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men \|journal=[[The Irish Sword]] \|volume=XVI \|issue=64 \|pages=185–287 \|ref=none}}
	* {{cite journal\|first=Brian D. H.\|~~last~~=~~Clarke~~\|title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men\|journal=[[The Irish Sword]]\|volume=XVI\|issue=64\|pages=185–287\|~~year~~=~~1986~~}} ~~<!-- ISBN#? -->~~		*{{cite book \|author=Department of Economic Development \|year=1995 \|title=[[Ireland's VCs]] \|isbn=1-899243-00-3 \|ref=none}}
	* ''[[~~Irelands VCs\|~~Ireland's VCs]]~~'' {{ISBN~~\|1-899243-00-3}} ~~(Dept of Economic Development 1995)~~		*{{cite book \|last=Doherty \|first=Richard \|last2=Truesdale \|first2=David \|year=2000 \|title=[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]] \|publisher=Four Courts Pr. \|isbn= 978-1-85182-442-7 \|ref=none}}
	* ~~''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (~~David ~~Harvey, 1999)<!-- ISBN#? -->~~		*{{cite book \|last=Harvey \|first=David \|year=1999 \|title=[[Monuments to Courage]] \|edition=2 volumes \| publisher= Kevin & Kay Patience \|ref=none}}—{{oclc\|59437297}}; {{oclc\|59437300}}
	* ''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]~~'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000) <!~~-- ~~ISBN#?~~ -->		* {{cite book\|last=McCance \|first=S. \|title=History of The Royal Munster Fusiliers from 1861 to 1922\|volume=1 \|chapter=Appendix 'L' \|page=222 \|ref=none}}
			*{{cite web \|last=Stewart \|first=Iain \|url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm \|title=Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in: Northern Ireland \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192304/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm \|archive-date=16 July 2012 \|ref=none}}—''Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland''
	==~~External links~~==		*{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm \|title=Sergeant James McGuire V. C \| website=www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org\| date=29 October 2010 \| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415201733/http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm \| archive-date=15 Apr 2013}}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192304/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm ~~Location of grave and VC medal]~~ ''(Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland)''
	*[https://archive.is/20130415201733/http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm ~~Short Bio]~~

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|death_date=22 December {{death year and age|1862|1827}}
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'''James McGuire''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1827 – 22 December 1862) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. The V.C. was later forfeited.

==Details==
He was about 30 years old, and a [[sergeant]] in the [[101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)|1st Bengal European Fusiliers]] (later The [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]), [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 14 September 1857 at [[Delhi]], [[India]] for which he together with Drummer [[Miles Ryan]] were awarded the VC:
{{quote|Serjeant J. McGuire, Drummer M. Ryan<br />
Date of Act of Bravery, 14th September, 1857<br />
At the assault on Delhi on the 14th September, 1857, when the Brigade had reached the Cabul Gate, the 1st Fusiliers and 75th Regiment, and some Sikhs, were waiting for orders, and some of the Regiments were getting ammunition served out (three boxes of which exploded from some cause not clearly known, and two others were in a state of ignition), when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan rushed into the burning mass, and, seizing the boxes, threw them, one after the other, over the parapet into the water. The confusion consequent on the explosion was very great, and the crowd of soldiers and native followers, who did not know where the danger lay, were rushing into certain destruction, when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan, by their coolness and personal daring, saved the lives of many at the risk of their own.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5519|date=24 December 1858}}</ref> }}

==Further information==
One of eight men whose VCs were forfeited. McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow. He died in [[Derry]], Ireland, 22 December 1862.

==The medal==
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] ''([[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], England)''.

==References==
{{reflist}}

'''Listed in order of publication year '''
* ''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (1981, 1988 and 1997) 
* {{cite journal|first=Brian D. H.|last=Clarke|title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men|journal=[[The Irish Sword]]|volume=XVI|issue=64|pages=185–287|year=1986}} 
* ''[[Irelands VCs|Ireland's VCs]]'' {{ISBN|1-899243-00-3}} (Dept of Economic Development 1995)
* ''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)
* ''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000) 

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192304/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland)''
*[https://archive.is/20130415201733/http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm Short Bio]

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[[Category:Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross]]
[[Category:Victoria Cross forfeitures]]
[[Category:1827 births]]
[[Category:1862 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century Irish people]]
[[Category:Irish soldiers in the British East India Company Army]]
[[Category:People from Enniskillen]]
[[Category:People from County Fermanagh]]
[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of the Second Anglo-Burmese War]]