William Dowling (VC)
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Details
Dowling was approximately 32 years old and a private in the 32nd Regiment of Foot (later the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when he was awarded the VC for the following deeds during the Siege of Lucknow: Template:Quote[1]
He was later promoted to sergeant and died in Liverpool, 17 February 1887.
The Medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum in Bodmin, Cornwall.[2]
References
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Listed in order of publication year
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
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- 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)
- Liverpool VCs (James Murphy, Pen and Sword Books, 2008)
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Liverpool)
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- 1820s births
- 1887 deaths
- 19th-century Irish military personnel
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- People from Thomastown, County Kilkenny
- Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 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 Kilkenny
- 19th-century British Army personnel