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Charles Irwin (VC),- born Manorhamilton County Leitrim 1824 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. Photo of Victoria Cross recipient Charles Irwin, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... Photo of Victoria Cross recipient Charles Irwin, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... County Leitrim (Irish: Contae Liatroma) is one of the counties of the island of Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland and is part of the province of Connacht, in the west of the island. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ...

Details

He was approx. 33 years old, and a Private in the 53rd Regiment (later The King's Shropshire Light Infantry), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ...

On 16 November 1857 at Lucknow, India, Private Irwin showed conspicuous bravery at the assault on the Secundra Bagh when, although severely wounded through the right shoulder, he was one of the first to enter the building under heavy fire. November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Lucknow (Hindi: लखनऊ Lakhnau) is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ...

Further information

Elected by the regiment.

Service Record: 3168 53rd Shropshire Regiment, (Later) 580 7th Regiment (R.I.F.), in 87th Foot between Jan 1860 - 30 June 1860. Died: 29 March 1873 at Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, Ireland. Gazetted: 24 December 1858 Quote from the Canon Lumis files: "Judging from numerous entries in the muster roles as to imprisonment, he appears to have been a bad hat." 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... County Fermanagh (Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish), is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

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The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the The King's Shropshire Light Infantry Museum (Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England). Map sources for Shrewsbury at grid reference SJ4912 Porthill Bridge crossing the Severn at Shrewsbury Shrewsburys Old Market Hall and The Square Market Street, behind the Old Market Hall, with the Music Hall on the left Shrewsbury (pronounced either /ˈʃɹuːzbɹiː/ or /ˈʃɹəʊzbɹiː/) is a town of... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ...

Reference

Listed in order of publication year

• The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
• The Irish Sword (Brian Clarke 1986)
• Irelands VCs ISBN 1899243 00 3 (Dept of Economic Devolopment 1995)
• Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
• John Corcoran

The Register of the Victoria Cross A list of all 1350 Victoria Crosses with details of each recipient ISBN 0906324033 Publisher: Cheltenham: This England Books; 1981 Size: 8vo - over 7 3/4 - 9 3/4 Pagination: 303 + 4. ... Irish Born Winners of the Victoria Cross The Irish Sword Acknowledgements: Rev Canon W.M Lummis, M.C., his wife Brenda and daughter, Shanny Morris, Lieutenant Colonel D.N.Ascoli, Major G.A.N Boune, JP, Mrs J. Campbell, Lieutenant Colonel W.R.H Charley,JP,DL,John Evans, PFaiers... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Monuments To Courage is a book by David Harvey, published in 1999. ... The following people are Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross. ...

See also

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland)

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