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{{Short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1859–1945)}} | {{Short description|Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1859–1945)}} | ||
{{for|the American diplomat|John Hugh Crimmins}} | {{for|the American diplomat|John Hugh Crimmins}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name= John Crimmin | |name= John Crimmin | ||
|birth_date=19 | |birth_date= {{Birth date|1859|3|19|df=yes}} | ||
|death_date=20 | |death_date= {{Death date and age|1945|2|20|1859|3|19|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place= Kilballyowen, [[Bruff]], | |birth_place= Kilballyowen, [[Bruff]], County Limerick, Ireland | ||
|death_place= [[Wells, Somerset|Wells]], | |death_place= [[Wells, Somerset|Wells]], Somerset, England | ||
|placeofburial= Wells Cemetery, [[Somerset]] | |placeofburial= Wells Cemetery, [[Somerset]] | ||
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[[Colonel]] '''John Crimmin''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|VC|CB|CIE|VD}} (19 March 1859 – 20 February 1945) was an [[Irish people|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 [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He also served as the Hon. Physician to H.M. The King. | [[Colonel]] '''John Crimmin''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|VC|CB|CIE|VD}} (19 March 1859 – 20 February 1945) was an [[Irish people|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 [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He also served as the Hon. Physician to H.M. The King. | ||
== | ==Biography== | ||
He was 29 years old, and a [[ | John Crimmin was born on 19 March 1859.<ref name=VCandDSO>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UIosmy8NRwQC&pg=PA104&ci=83%2C745%2C412%2C461 |title=The V.C. and D.S.O. |volume=I |editor1-first=O'Moore |editor1-last=Creagh |editor1-link=O'Moore Creagh |editor2-first=E. M. |editor2-last=Humphris |publisher=The Standard Art Book Company |place=London |page=104 |date=1924 |access-date=2025-03-19 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He was 29 years old, and a [[surgeon]] in the [[Bombay Medical Service]], [[Indian Army]] during the [[Karen-Ni Expedition, Burma]]<ref name="RAMC">{{cite journal | url=http://www.ramcjournal.com/2009/jun09/starling.pdf | title=The Medical Victoria Crosses | author=Starling, PH | journal=RAMC Journal | date=June 2009 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729134523/http://www.ramcjournal.com/2009/jun09/starling.pdf | archivedate=2012-07-29 }}</ref> when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. | ||
On 1 January 1889, in the action near [[Loikaw|Lwekaw]], Eastern Karenni, [[Myanmar|Burma (now Myanmar)]], a lieutenant and four men charged into a large body of the enemy and two men were wounded. Surgeon John Crimmin attended one of them under enemy fire and he then joined the firing line and helped in driving the enemy from small clumps of trees where they had taken shelter. Later while Surgeon Crimmin was attending a wounded man several of the enemy rushed out at him. He thrust his sword through one of them, attacked a second and a third dropped from the fire of a [[sepoy]]. The remainder fled.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25975 |date=17 September 1889 |page=4989}}</ref> | {{blockquote|On 1 January 1889, in the action near [[Loikaw|Lwekaw]], Eastern Karenni, [[Myanmar|Burma (now Myanmar)]], a lieutenant and four men charged into a large body of the enemy and two men were wounded. Surgeon John Crimmin attended one of them under enemy fire and he then joined the firing line and helped in driving the enemy from small clumps of trees where they had taken shelter. Later while Surgeon Crimmin was attending a wounded man several of the enemy rushed out at him. He thrust his sword through one of them, attacked a second and a third dropped from the fire of a [[sepoy]]. The remainder fled.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=25975 |date=17 September 1889 |page=4989}}</ref>}} | ||
He | He continued to serve in the Bombay Medical Service, where he was listed as Health officer at the Port of Bombay in 1902.<ref>Hart's army list, 1903</ref> He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1901 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27261 |date=1 January 1901 |page=2}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant colonel]] on 30 September 1902,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27516 |date=16 January 1903 |page=313}}</ref> and achieved the rank of [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|colonel]] on 1 October 1913.<ref name=VCandDSO/> | ||
He died at | He died at Woodbury House, [[Wells, Somerset]], 20 February 1945. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028141928/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/somerset.htm Location of grave and VC medal] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028141928/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/somerset.htm Location of grave and VC medal] (Somerset) | ||
*[http://www.barmy.co.uk/ramc/crimmon.htm Colonel J. Crimmin] | *[http://www.barmy.co.uk/ramc/crimmon.htm Colonel J. Crimmin] | ||
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[[Category:1859 births]] | [[Category:1859 births]] | ||
[[Category:1945 deaths]] | [[Category:1945 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Burials in Somerset]] | [[Category:Burials in Somerset]] | ||
[[Category:Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | [[Category:Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | ||
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[[Category:19th-century Irish medical doctors]] | [[Category:19th-century Irish medical doctors]] | ||
[[Category:Irish soldiers in the British Indian Army]] | [[Category:Irish soldiers in the British Indian Army]] | ||
[[Category:Military personnel from | [[Category:Military personnel from County Limerick]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Medical Service officers]] | [[Category:Indian Medical Service officers]] | ||
[[Category:Medical doctors from | [[Category:Medical doctors from County Limerick]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bruff]] | |||
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John Crimmin | |
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| Born | 19 March 1859 Kilballyowen, Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 20 February 1945 (aged 85) Wells, Somerset, England |
| Buried | Wells Cemetery, Somerset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Bombay Medical Service, Indian Army |
| Battles/wars | Karen-Ni Expedition, Burma |
| Awards |  Victoria Cross |
Colonel John Crimmin VC CB CIE VD (19 March 1859 – 20 February 1945) 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. He also served as the Hon. Physician to H.M. The King.
Biography[edit | edit source]
John Crimmin was born on 19 March 1859.[1] He was 29 years old, and a surgeon in the Bombay Medical Service, Indian Army during the Karen-Ni Expedition, Burma[2] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 1 January 1889, in the action near Lwekaw, Eastern Karenni, Burma (now Myanmar), a lieutenant and four men charged into a large body of the enemy and two men were wounded. Surgeon John Crimmin attended one of them under enemy fire and he then joined the firing line and helped in driving the enemy from small clumps of trees where they had taken shelter. Later while Surgeon Crimmin was attending a wounded man several of the enemy rushed out at him. He thrust his sword through one of them, attacked a second and a third dropped from the fire of a sepoy. The remainder fled.[3]
He continued to serve in the Bombay Medical Service, where he was listed as Health officer at the Port of Bombay in 1902.[4] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1901 New Year Honours.[5] He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 September 1902,[6] and achieved the rank of colonel on 1 October 1913.[1]
He died at Woodbury House, Wells, Somerset, 20 February 1945.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Creagh, O'Moore; Humphris, E. M., eds. (1924). The V.C. and D.S.O. Vol. I. London: The Standard Art Book Company. p. 104. Retrieved 19 March 2025 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Starling, PH (June 2009). "The Medical Victoria Crosses" (PDF). RAMC Journal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "No. 25975". The London Gazette. 17 September 1889. p. 4989.
- ↑ Hart's army list, 1903
- ↑ "No. 27261". The London Gazette. 1 January 1901. p. 2.
- ↑ "No. 27516". The London Gazette. 16 January 1903. p. 313.
- 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 (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Location of grave and VC medal (Somerset)
- Colonel J. Crimmin