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	'''Samuel Hill''' [[Victoria Cross\|VC]] (1826 in [[Glenavy]], [[County Antrim]] – 21 February 1863) was an [[Ireland\|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC), 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.		'''Samuel Hill''' [[Victoria Cross\|VC]] (1826 in [[Glenavy]], [[County Antrim]] – 21 February 1863) was an [[Ireland\|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC), 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.

	In 1844 he enlisted in the [[67th Regiment of Foot]] and then transferred in 1856 to the 90th.<ref>[http://www.glenavyhistory.com/glenavyWarMemorials.html Glenavy War Memorials] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704134054/http://www.glenavyhistory.com/glenavyWarMemorials.html \|date=4 July 2009 }}</ref>		In 1844 he enlisted in the [[67th Regiment of Foot]] and then transferred in 1856 to the 90th.<ref>[http://www.glenavyhistory.com/glenavyWarMemorials.html Glenavy War Memorials] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704134054/http://www.glenavyhistory.com/glenavyWarMemorials.html \|date=4 July 2009 }}</ref>

	He was about 31 years old, and a [[sergeant]] in the [[90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)\|90th Regiment]] (later [[The Cameronians]] - Scottish Rifles), of the [[British Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 16 and 17 November 1857 at [[Lucknow]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:		He was about 31 years old, and a [[sergeant]] in the [[90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)\|90th Regiment]] (later [[The Cameronians]] – Scottish Rifles), of the [[British Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 16 and 17 November 1857 at [[Lucknow]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:

	For gallant conduct on ~~the 16th~~ and ~~17th of~~ November, 1857, at the storming of the Secundra Bagh at Lucknow, in saving the life of Captain Irby, warding off with his firelock a tulwar cut made at his head by a sepoy, and in going out under a heavy fire to help two wounded men. Also for general gallant conduct throughout the operations for the relief of the Lucknow garrison. Elected by the non-commissioned officers of the Regiment.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22212\|page=5514\|date=24 December 1858}}</ref>		For gallant conduct on 16 and 17 November 1857, at the storming of the Secundra Bagh at Lucknow, in saving the life of Captain Irby, warding off with his firelock a tulwar cut made at his head by a sepoy, and in going out under a heavy fire to help two wounded men. Also for general gallant conduct throughout the operations for the relief of the Lucknow garrison. Elected by the non-commissioned officers of the Regiment.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=22212\|page=5514\|date=24 December 1858}}</ref>

	He was killed in action, [[Meerut]], India, on 21 February 1863.		He was killed in action, [[Meerut]], India, on 21 February 1863.
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{{short description|Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Samuel Hill
|honorific_suffix=
|birth_date=1826
|death_date= 21 February {{death year and age|1863|1826}}
|birth_place=[[Glenavy]], [[County Antrim]]
|death_place=[[Meerut]], [[British India]]
|placeofburial=St John's Cemetery, Meerut
|image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png
|image_size= 125
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}}
|serviceyears=1844 - 1863{{KIA}}
|rank=[[Sergeant (rank)|Sergeant]]
|branch={{army|United Kingdom}}
|commands=
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*[[67th Regiment of Foot]]
*[[90th Regiment of Foot]]
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|battles=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]
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'''Samuel Hill''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1826 in [[Glenavy]], [[County Antrim]] – 21 February 1863) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC), 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.

In 1844 he enlisted in the [[67th Regiment of Foot]] and then transferred in 1856 to the 90th.<ref>[http://www.glenavyhistory.com/glenavyWarMemorials.html Glenavy War Memorials] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704134054/http://www.glenavyhistory.com/glenavyWarMemorials.html |date=4 July 2009 }}</ref>

He was about 31 years old, and a [[sergeant]] in the [[90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)|90th Regiment]] (later [[The Cameronians]] - Scottish Rifles), of the [[British Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 16 and 17 November 1857 at [[Lucknow]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:

For gallant conduct on the 16th and 17th of November, 1857, at the storming of the Secundra Bagh at Lucknow, in saving the life of Captain Irby, warding off with his firelock a tulwar cut made at his head by a sepoy, and in going out under a heavy fire to help two wounded men. Also for general gallant conduct throughout the operations for the relief of the Lucknow garrison. Elected by the non-commissioned officers of the Regiment.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5514|date=24 December 1858}}</ref>

He was killed in action, [[Meerut]], India, on 21 February 1863.

His Victoria Cross medal is in the Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
[[File:The 90th Regiment on parade.jpg|thumb|The 90th Regiment of Foot on parade in India, 1866]]

==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)

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