Charles McCorrie
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Charles McCorrie (or McCurry) VC (1830 – 8 April 1857) was born in Killead, County Antrim 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
He was approx. 25 years old, and a private in the 57th Regiment (later Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)), British Army, during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 23 June 1855 at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, Private McCorrie threw over the parapet a live shell which had been thrown from the enemy's battery.[1]
He died in Malta on 8 April 1857.
References
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- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
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- Ireland's VCs Template:ISBN (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
External links
- The Middlesex Regiment 1755-1966 (detailed history of the original "Die Hards")
- [1] Monument in Malta
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- Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- 1830 births
- 1857 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Military personnel from County Antrim
- People from Killead