Patrick Roddy | |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1827 |
Death Date: | 21 November 1895 (aged 68) |
Birth Place: | Elphin, County Roscommon |
Death Place: | Jersey, Channel Islands |
Rank: | Colonel |
Branch: | Bengal Army British Indian Army |
Battles: | Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Mutiny Abyssinian War |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Colonel Patrick Roddy VC (17 March 1827 – 21 November 1895) 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 was 31 years old, and an ensign in the Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
He served in the Abyssinian War and the Second Anglo-Afghan War. He later achieved the rank of colonel. He died at Jersey, Channel Islands on 21 November 1895.
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