Patrick Mylott
Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Patrick Mylott, VC (June 1820 – 22 December 1878) was an Irish soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Military career
Mylott was born in Hollymount, Claremorris, County Mayo. In 1839, he briefly attended Trinity College Dublin, before enlisting in the army. He was approximately 37 years old, and a private in the 84th Regiment of Foot (later the 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross:
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For being foremost in rushing across a road, under a shower of balls, to take an opposite enclosure; and for gallant conduct at every engagement at which he was present with his Regiment, from 12th of July, 1857, to the relief of the garrison.
Elected by the private soldiers of the Regiment[1]
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Mylott later achieved the rank of sergeant. He died in Liverpool, Lancashire on 22 December 1878.
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References
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External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Liverpool)
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- 1820 births
- 1878 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- Military personnel from County Mayo
- York and Lancaster Regiment soldiers
- Burials at Anfield Cemetery