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{{Use | {{Short description|Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross}} | ||
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|name=James McGuire | |name=James McGuire | ||
|honorific_suffix= | |honorific_suffix={{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|VC}} | ||
|image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png | |image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png | ||
|image_size= 125 | |image_size= 125 | ||
|caption= | |caption= | ||
|birth_date=1827 | |birth_date= c. 1827 | ||
|death_date=22 December {{death year and age|1862|1827}} | |death_date=22 December {{death year and age|1862|1827}} | ||
|birth_place=[[Enniskillen]], [[County Fermanagh]], | |birth_place=[[Enniskillen]], [[County Fermanagh]], Ireland | ||
|death_place=[[Derry | |death_place=[[Derry]], Ireland | ||
|placeofburial=Donagh Cemetery | |placeofburial=Donagh Cemetery | ||
|nickname= | |nickname= | ||
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*[[Indian Mutiny]] | *[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
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|awards=[[Victoria Cross | |awards=[[Victoria Cross]] (forfeited) | ||
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'''James McGuire''' | '''James McGuire''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|VC}} (c. 1827 – 22 December 1862) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest British military decoration. It was awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The VC was later forfeited. | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
McGuire was about 30 years old and a [[sergeant]] in the [[101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)|1st Bengal European Fusiliers]] (later the [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]), [[Bengal Army]], during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 14 September 1857 at [[Delhi]], for which he together with Drummer [[Miles Ryan]] was awarded the VC: | |||
{{ | {{blockquote|Serjeant J. McGuire, Drummer M. Ryan<br /> | ||
Date of Act of Bravery, 14th September, 1857<br /> | Date of Act of Bravery, 14th September, 1857<br /> | ||
At the assault on Delhi on the 14th September, 1857, when the Brigade had reached the Cabul Gate, the 1st Fusiliers and 75th Regiment, and some Sikhs, were waiting for orders, and some of the Regiments were getting ammunition served out (three boxes of which exploded from some cause not clearly known, and two others were in a state of ignition), when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan rushed into the burning mass, and, seizing the boxes, threw them, one after the other, over the parapet into the water. The confusion consequent on the explosion was very great, and the crowd of soldiers and native followers, who did not know where the danger lay, were rushing into certain destruction, when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan, by their coolness and personal daring, saved the lives of many at the risk of their own.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5519|date=24 December 1858}}</ref> }} | At the assault on Delhi on the 14th September, 1857, when the Brigade had reached the Cabul Gate, the 1st Fusiliers and 75th Regiment, and some Sikhs, were waiting for orders, and some of the Regiments were getting ammunition served out (three boxes of which exploded from some cause not clearly known, and two others were in a state of ignition), when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan rushed into the burning mass, and, seizing the boxes, threw them, one after the other, over the parapet into the water. The confusion consequent on the explosion was very great, and the crowd of soldiers and native followers, who did not know where the danger lay, were rushing into certain destruction, when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan, by their coolness and personal daring, saved the lives of many at the risk of their own.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5519|date=24 December 1858}}</ref> }} | ||
==Further information== | ==Further information== | ||
McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow, making him one of eight men to lose their VCs. He died in [[Derry]], Ireland, 22 December 1862. | |||
== | ==Medal's location== | ||
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] | His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National Army Museum]] in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], England. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (1981, 1988 and 1997) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | |||
*{{cite journal |last=Clarke |first=Brian D.H. |year=1986 |title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men |journal=[[The Irish Sword]] |volume=XVI |issue=64 |pages=185–287 |ref=none}} | |||
* {{cite journal|first=Brian D. H.| | *{{cite book |author=Department of Economic Development |year=1995 |title=[[Ireland's VCs]] |isbn=1-899243-00-3 |ref=none}} | ||
* | *{{cite book |last=Doherty |first=Richard |last2=Truesdale |first2=David |year=2000 |title=[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]] |publisher=Four Courts Pr. |isbn= 978-1-85182-442-7 |ref=none}} | ||
* | *{{cite book |last=Harvey |first=David |year=1999 |title=[[Monuments to Courage]] |edition=2 volumes | publisher= Kevin & Kay Patience |ref=none}}—{{oclc|59437297}}; {{oclc|59437300}} | ||
* {{cite book|last=McCance |first=S. |title=History of The Royal Munster Fusiliers from 1861 to 1922|volume=1 |chapter=Appendix 'L' |page=222 |ref=none}} | |||
*{{cite web |last=Stewart |first=Iain |url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm |title=Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in: Northern Ireland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716192304/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm |archive-date=16 July 2012 |ref=none}}—''Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland'' | |||
== | *{{cite web |url=http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm |title=Sergeant James McGuire V. C | website=royalmunsterfusiliers.org| date=29 October 2010 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415201733/http://www.royalmunsterfusiliers.org/e6mcguir.htm | archive-date=15 April 2013}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 25 February 2026
James McGuire | |
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| Born | c. 1827 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland |
| Died | 22 December 1862 (aged 34–35) Derry, Ireland |
| Buried | Donagh Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Bengal Army |
| Years of service | 1849–1859 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 1st Bengal European Fusiliers |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Victoria Cross (forfeited) |
James McGuire VC (c. 1827 – 22 December 1862) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest British military decoration. It was awarded for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The VC was later forfeited.
Details[edit | edit source]
McGuire was about 30 years old and a sergeant in the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers (later the Royal Munster Fusiliers), Bengal Army, during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 14 September 1857 at Delhi, for which he together with Drummer Miles Ryan was awarded the VC:
Serjeant J. McGuire, Drummer M. Ryan
Date of Act of Bravery, 14th September, 1857
At the assault on Delhi on the 14th September, 1857, when the Brigade had reached the Cabul Gate, the 1st Fusiliers and 75th Regiment, and some Sikhs, were waiting for orders, and some of the Regiments were getting ammunition served out (three boxes of which exploded from some cause not clearly known, and two others were in a state of ignition), when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan rushed into the burning mass, and, seizing the boxes, threw them, one after the other, over the parapet into the water. The confusion consequent on the explosion was very great, and the crowd of soldiers and native followers, who did not know where the danger lay, were rushing into certain destruction, when Serjeant McGuire and Drummer Ryan, by their coolness and personal daring, saved the lives of many at the risk of their own.[1]
Further information[edit | edit source]
McGuire's VC was forfeited after he was convicted of stealing a cow, making him one of eight men to lose their VCs. He died in Derry, Ireland, 22 December 1862.
Medal's location[edit | edit source]
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, England.
See also[edit | edit source]
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "No. 22212". The London Gazette. 24 December 1858. p. 5519.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Clarke, Brian D.H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". The Irish Sword. XVI (64): 185–287.
- Department of Economic Development (1995). Ireland's VCs. ISBN 1-899243-00-3.
- Doherty, Richard; Truesdale, David (2000). Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross. Four Courts Pr. ISBN 978-1-85182-442-7.
- Harvey, David (1999). Monuments to Courage (2 volumes ed.). Kevin & Kay Patience.—OCLC 59437297; OCLC 59437300
- McCance, S. "Appendix 'L'". History of The Royal Munster Fusiliers from 1861 to 1922. Vol. 1. p. 222.
- Stewart, Iain. "Grave Location for Holders of the Victoria Cross in: Northern Ireland". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.—Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
- "Sergeant James McGuire V. C". royalmunsterfusiliers.org. 29 October 2010.
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