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{{Infobox military person
|name=John McGovern
|honorific_suffix=
|image=
|image_size= 175
|caption=
|birth_date={{birth date|df=y|1825|5|16}}
|death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1888|11|22|1825|5|16}}
|birth_place=[[Tullyhaw]], [[County Cavan]]
|death_place=[[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada
|placeofburial=Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hamilton
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}}
|branch=[[Bengal Army]]
|serviceyears=1845–1862
|rank=[[Corporal]]
|unit=[[1st Bengal European Fusiliers]]
|commands=
|battles=
{{plainlist|
*[[Second Anglo-Burmese War]]
*[[Indian Mutiny]]
}}
|awards=[[Victoria Cross]]
|relations=
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}}
'''John McGovern''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (16 May 1825 – 22 November 1888) (Also known as McGOWAN) was born in the parish of Templeport in [[Tullyhaw]], [[County Cavan]], Ireland, was an [[Ireland|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.

==Details==
He was 32 years old, and a [[private (rank)|private]] in the [[1st Bengal European Fusiliers]] (later The [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]), [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 23 June 1857 at [[Delhi]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22278||page=2420|date=21 June 1859}}</ref>
{{quote|For gallant conduct during the operations before Delhi, but more especially on the 23rd of June, 1857, when he carried into camp a wounded comrade under a very heavy fire from the enemy's battery, at the risk of his own life.}}

==Further information==
McGovern emigrated to Canada and died in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], in November 1888.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=L2PrgQWaTFMC&pg=PA105 100 Famous Hamiltarians]</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''[[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]]'' {{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)

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