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{{other people|John Farrell}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= John Farrell
|birth_date=March 1826
|death_date= 31 August 1865 (aged 39)
|birth_place= [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]
|death_place=[[Secunderabad]], [[India]]
|placeofburial=Secunderabad Cemetery
|image= CatonWoodvilleLightBrigade.jpeg
|caption=Depiction of the Charge of the Light Brigade
|nickname=
|allegiance= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}
|serviceyears=
|rank=[[Quartermaster-Sergeant]]
|branch=[[File:Flag of the British Army.svg|23px]] [[British Army]]
|commands=
|unit=[[17th Lancers]]
|battles=[[Crimean War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]
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'''John Farrell''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (March 1826, Dublin – 31 August 1865) was a [[British Army]] [[soldier]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

He was a [[sergeant]] in the [[17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)]], [[British Army]] during the [[Crimean War]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:

{{quote|On 25 October 1854 at [[Balaklava]], [[Crimea]] during the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]], Sergeant Farrell, whose horse had been killed under him, stopped on the field and amidst a storm of shot and shell helped Troop Sergeant Major [[John Berryman (VC)|John Berryman]] and Sergeant [[Joseph Malone (VC)|Joseph Malone]] to move a severely wounded officer (who subsequently died) out of range of the guns.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=20 November 1857|issue=22065|page=3920}}</ref>}}

He later achieved the rank of [[Quartermaster-Sergeant]]. He was [[killed in action]] at [[Secunderabad]], [[British India]], on 31 August 1865.

==References==
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*''[[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}}
*''[[Ireland's VCs]]'' (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)
*''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)

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