Peter Gill (VC) explained

Peter Gill
Birth Date: September 1831
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Morar, British India
Placeofburial:Artillery Lines Cemetery, Gwalior
Allegiance: United Kingdom
Rank:Lieutenant
Branch:
Battles: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

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:

Gill later achieved the rank of lieutenant. He was killed in action at Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, on 26 July 1868.

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