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{{Other people|Peter Gill}} | {{Other people|Peter Gill}} | ||
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|name=Peter Gill | |name=Peter Gill | ||
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|birth_date={{birth | |birth_date={{birth date|1831|09||df-yes}} | ||
|death_date={{death | |death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1868|07|26|1831|09||}} | ||
|birth_place= [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] | |birth_place= [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]] | ||
|death_place=[[Morar]], [[British India]] | |death_place=[[Morar]], [[British India]] | ||
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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
Gill was approximately 25 years old, and a [[sergeant-major]] in the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs|Loodiana Regiment]], during the [[Indian Mutiny]] on 4 June 1857 at [[Benares]], [[India]] when he (and Sergeant-Major [[Matthew Rosamund]]) were awarded the Victoria Cross for the following deeds: | Gill was approximately 25 years old, and a [[sergeant-major]] in the [[15th Ludhiana Sikhs|Loodiana Regiment]], during the [[Indian Mutiny]] on 4 June 1857 at [[Benares]], [[India]] when he (and Sergeant-Major [[Matthew Rosamund]]) were awarded the Victoria Cross for the following deeds: | ||
{{ | {{blockquote|This Non-Commissioned Officer also conducted himself with gallantry at Benares, on the night of the 4th of June, 1857. He volunteered, with Serjeant-Major Rosamond, of the 37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, to bring in Captain Brown, Pension Paymaster, and his family, from a detached Bungalow to the Barracks, as above recorded, and saved the life of the Quartermaster-Sergeant of the 25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, in the early part of the evening, by cutting off the head of the Sepoy who had just bayonetted him. Serjeant-Major Gill states, that on the same night he faced a Guard of 27 men, with only a Serjeant's sword; and it is also represented that he twice saved the life of Major Barrett, 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, when attacked by Sepoys.}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22176|page=3903|date=24 August 1858}}</ref> | ||
Gill later achieved the rank of [[lieutenant]]. He was killed in action | Gill later achieved the rank of [[lieutenant]]. He was killed in action at Morar, [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India, on 26 July 1868. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999) | *''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999) | ||
*''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000) | *''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000) | ||
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[[Category:Irish soldiers in the British East India Company Army]] | [[Category:Irish soldiers in the British East India Company Army]] | ||
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[[Category:Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | [[Category:Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | [[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:15, 7 August 2022
Peter Gill | |
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| Born | September , 1831 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 26 July 1868 (aged 36) Morar, British India |
| Buried | Artillery Lines Cemetery, Gwalior |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Peter Gill VC (September 1831 – 26 July 1868) was born in St Paul's Parish, Dublin and 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 forces.
Details[edit]
Gill was approximately 25 years old, and a sergeant-major in the Loodiana Regiment, during the Indian Mutiny on 4 June 1857 at Benares, India when he (and Sergeant-Major Matthew Rosamund) were awarded the Victoria Cross for the following deeds:
This Non-Commissioned Officer also conducted himself with gallantry at Benares, on the night of the 4th of June, 1857. He volunteered, with Serjeant-Major Rosamond, of the 37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, to bring in Captain Brown, Pension Paymaster, and his family, from a detached Bungalow to the Barracks, as above recorded, and saved the life of the Quartermaster-Sergeant of the 25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, in the early part of the evening, by cutting off the head of the Sepoy who had just bayonetted him. Serjeant-Major Gill states, that on the same night he faced a Guard of 27 men, with only a Serjeant's sword; and it is also represented that he twice saved the life of Major Barrett, 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, when attacked by Sepoys.
Gill later achieved the rank of lieutenant. He was killed in action at Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, on 26 July 1868.
References[edit]
- ↑ "No. 22176". The London Gazette. 24 August 1858. p. 3903.
Listed in order of publication year
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
- Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". The Irish Sword. XVI (64): 185–287.
- 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)
- 1831 births
- 1868 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish soldiers in the British East India Company Army
- Military personnel from Dublin (city)
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British East India Company Army soldiers
- Bengal Staff Corps officers
- British Indian Army personnel killed in action
- Irish soldiers in the British Indian Army