Michael Sleavon
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Details
Michael Sleavon was born in Magheraculmoney, County Fermanagh. At the age of 31, he was a corporal in the Corps of Royal Engineers during the Indian Mutiny. On 3 April 1858 at Jhansi, India, his actions led to the award of the Victoria Cross:
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For determined bravery at the attack of the Fort of Jhansi, on the 3rd of April, 1858, in maintaining his position at the head of a sap, and continuing the work under a heavy fire, with a cool and steady determination worthy of the highest praise.[1]
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Further information
He died in Dromard, Kesh, County Fermanagh on 15 August 1902 and was buried in Bannagh Roman Catholic Churchyard, Tubrid.
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)
- The Sapper VCs (Gerald Napier, 1998)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
External links
- Royal Engineers Museum Sappers VCs
- Location of grave and VC medal (Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland)
- Pages with script errors
- 1820s births
- 1902 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- Royal Engineers soldiers
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Military personnel from County Fermanagh