Peter McManus
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
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::summary Recipient of the Victoria Cross ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peter McManus |
| birth_date | March 1829 |
| death_date | 27 April 1859 (aged 30) |
| birth_place | Tynan, County Armagh |
| death_place | Allahabad, British India |
| image | Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |
| image_size | 125 |
| allegiance | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| rank | Sergeant |
| branch | [[File:Flag of the British Army.svg |
| unit | 5th Regiment of Foot |
| battles | Indian Mutiny |
| awards | Victoria Cross |
| :: |
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Peter McManus VC (March 1829 – 27 April 1859) was born in Tynan, County Armagh, 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
McManus was approximately 28 years old, and a private in the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment of Foot (later The Northumberland Fusiliers), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 26 September 1857 at Lucknow, India for which he and Private John Ryan was awarded the VC: took Captain Arnold, of the 1st Madras Fusiliers, out of a dooly, and brought him into the house in spite of a heavy fire, in which Captain Arnold was again wounded.
(Extract from Divisional Orders of Major-General Sir James Outrun, G.C.B., dated 14 October 1857.)}}
He later achieved the rank of sergeant. He died from smallpox in Allahabad, British India, on 27 April 1859.
References
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
- 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)
References
- {{London Gazette. (18 June 1858)
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