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	==Further information==		==Further information==
	He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]] in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892 was Governor of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. He was the cousin of [[Samuel Hill Lawrence]]. The prominent Cadell Road in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), was named after him. After Indian Independence in 1947, it was renamed after Indian ~~traitor~~ [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]], who was lodged at the [[Cellular Jail]] in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.		He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]] in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892 was Governor of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. He was the cousin of [[Samuel Hill Lawrence]]. The prominent Cadell Road in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), was named after him. After Indian Independence in 1947, it was renamed after Indian freedom fighter [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]], who was lodged at the [[Cellular Jail]] in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

	[[File:Thomas Cadell VC.JPG\|Memorial tablet in the Cadell family vault at Tranent Churchyard\|thumb]]		[[File:Thomas Cadell VC.JPG\|Memorial tablet in the Cadell family vault at Tranent Churchyard\|thumb]]

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{{Short description|Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (1835–1919)}}
{{other people}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Thomas Cadell
|birth_date=5 September 1835
|death_date=6 April 1919 (aged 83)
|birth_place= [[Cockenzie]], [[East Lothian]]
|death_place=
|placeofburial=[[Tranent]] Churchyard
|image= Thomas Cadell VC portrait.jpg
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|serviceyears=1854 - 1892
|rank=[[Colonel]]
|branch=[[Bengal Army]]<br>[[British Indian Army]]
|commands=
|unit=[[104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)|2nd European Bengal Fusiliers]]<br>Indian Staff Corps
|battles=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross (UK) ribbon.png|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]<br>[[Order of the Bath]]
|laterwork=Governor of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
}}
Colonel '''Thomas Cadell''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|VC|CB}} (5 September 1835 – 6 April 1919) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] 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.

Cadell was the younger brother of General Sir Robert Cadell, K.C.B. and was educated at [[Edinburgh Academy]].

==VC==
He was 21 years old at the time and a lieutenant in the [[104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)|2nd European Bengal Fusiliers]] (later The [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]) during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when he performed the deeds on 12 June 1857 at [[Delhi]], [[India]] which resulted in being awarded the Victoria Cross:
{{quote|For having, on the 12th of June, 1857, at the Flag-staff Picquet at Delhi, when the whole of the Picquet of Her Majesty's 75th Regiment and 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers were driven in by a large body of the enemy, brought in from amongst the enemy a wounded Bugler of his own regiment, under a most severe fire, who would otherwise have been cut up by the rebels. Also, on the same day, when the Fusiliers were retiring, by order, on Metcalfe's house, on its being reported that there was a wounded man left behind, Lieutenant Cadell went back of his own accord towards the enemy, accompanied by three men, and brought in a man of the 75th Regiment, who was severely wounded, under a most heavy fire from the advancing enemy.}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22621|page=2229|date=29 April 1862}}</ref>

==Further information==
He later achieved the rank of [[colonel]] in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892 was Governor of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. He was the cousin of [[Samuel Hill Lawrence]]. The prominent Cadell Road in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), was named after him. After Indian Independence in 1947, it was renamed after Indian traitor [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]], who was lodged at the [[Cellular Jail]] in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

[[File:Thomas Cadell VC.JPG|Memorial tablet in the Cadell family vault at Tranent Churchyard|thumb]]

==Family==

He was married to Anna Catherine Dalmahoy (d.1876), daughter of [[Patrick Dalmahoy]] WS (1798–1872) and Catherine Sawers.<ref>Grave of Patrick Dalmahoy, Dean Cemetery</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.armynavyairforce.co.uk/indian_army.htm Indian Army] at www.armynavyairforce.co.uk

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041225165403/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/edinburg.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Edinburgh)''
* {{Find a Grave|8128463}}

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| title=[[Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | years=1878–1892
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