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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= Thomas Duffy<br />
|birth_date=1806<br />
|death_date={{death date|df=y|1868|12|24}} (aged 63)<br />
|birth_place=[[Athlone]], County Westmeath<br />
|death_place=[[Dublin]]<br />
|placeofburial=[[Glasnevin Cemetery]]<br />
|image=Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png<br />
|image_size=125<br />
|caption=<br />
|nickname=<br />
|allegiance= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}<br />
|serviceyears=<br />
|rank=[[Private (rank)|Private]]<br />
|branch=[[Madras Army]]<br />
|commands= <br />
|unit=[[1st Madras European Fusiliers]]<br />
|battles=[[Indian Mutiny]]<br />
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br />
|laterwork=<br />
}}<br />
'''Thomas Duffy''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1806 – 24 December 1868), born in Mount Temple (Caulry), [[Athlone]], County Westmeath, was an 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 British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.<br />
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==Details==<br />
He was approximately 51 years old, and a [[private (rank)|private]] in the [[1st Madras European Fusiliers]] (later [[The Royal Dublin Fusiliers]]), [[Indian Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 26 September 1857 at [[Lucknow]], India for which he was awarded the VC:<br />
A 24-pounder gun which had been used against the enemy on the previous day was left in an exposed position and all efforts to reach it were unsuccessful, so heavy was the fire maintained on it by the mutineers. Private Duffy, however, who went out with two others, managed to fasten a rope to the gun in such a manner that it could be pulled away and was saved from falling into the hands of the enemy. His citation reads:<br />
{{quote|For his cool intrepidity and daring skill, whereby a 24-pounder gun was saved from falling into the hands of the enemy. (Extract from Divisional Orders of Major-General [[Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet |Sir James Outram, G.C.B.]], dated 16 October 1857.)<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22154|page=2958|date=18 June 1858}}</ref>}}<br />
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He died in [[Dublin]] on 24 December 1868 and is buried in [[Glasnevin Cemetery]].<br />
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His Victoria Cross was offered at auction on 27 October 1902.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Glendining & Co.|url=http://archive.org/details/catalogueofvalua00glen_1|title=Catalogue of a valuable collection of English and foreign coins and war medals, in gold, silver, and copper, from private sources, including a Victoria Cross, ... Army of India, ... etc. ... [10/27/1902]|date=1902|others=American Numismatic Society}}</ref> Today it is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], England.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (1981, 1988 and 1997)<br />
*{{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}}<br />
*''[[Ireland's VCs]]'' (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)<br />
*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)<br />
*''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041216133030/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/dublin.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Dublin)''<br />
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