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	==Details==		==Details==
	He was 31 years old, and an [[Ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.		He was 31 years old, and an [[Ensign (rank)\|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
	{{~~quote~~\|Ensign (now Lieutenant) Patrick Roddy		{{blockquote\|Ensign (now Lieutenant) Patrick Roddy

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|name= Patrick Roddy
|birth_date=17 March 1827
|death_date=21 November 1895 (aged 68)
|birth_place=[[Elphin, County Roscommon]]
|death_place=[[Jersey]], [[Channel Islands]]
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Colonel '''Patrick Roddy''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (17 March 1827 – 21 November 1895) 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 31 years old, and an [[Ensign (rank)|ensign]] in the [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
{{quote|Ensign (now Lieutenant) Patrick Roddy

Date of Act of Bravery, 27th September, 1858

Major-General Sir James Hope Grant, K.C.B., Commanding Oudh Force, bears testimony to the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Roddy, on several occasions. One instance is particularly mentioned.

On the return from Kuthirga of the Kuppurthulla Contingent, on the 27th of September, 1858, this officer, when engaged with the
enemy, charged a Rebel (armed with a percussion musket), whom the Cavalry were afraid to approach, as each time they attempted to do so, the Rebel knelt and covered his assailant; this, however, did not deter Lieutenant Roddy, who went boldly in, and when within six yards, the Rebel fired, killing Lieutenant Roddy's horse, and before he could get disengaged from the horse, the Rebel attempted to cut him down. Lieutenant Roddy seized the Rebel until he could get at his sword, when he ran the man through the body. The Rebel turned out to be a subadar of the late 8th Native Infantry,—a powerful man, and a most determined character.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22248|page=1483|date=12 April 1859}}</ref>}}

==Further information==
He served in the [[Abyssinian War]] and the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]]. He died at [[Jersey]], Channel Islands on 21 November 1895.

==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}}
*''[[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/20041028141732/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/jersey.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Jersey)''

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