Irish Privates awarded the Victoria Cross.

BullyBeef

Irish regiments Privates awarded the Victoria Cross,
WW1 & Boer war. from the national archives

Medal listing of Quigg, Robert
Rank: Private
Regiment: 12th Battalion. Royal Irish Rifles
Date of Act Of Bravery: 1 July 1916
Campaign: 1914-1918 War
Locale: Hamel. France
1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01 WO 98/8


Medal listing of Barry, J
Rank: Private
Regiment: 1st Battalion Royal Irish Regiment
Date of Act Of Bravery: 7th/8th January 1901
Campaign: Boer War
Locale: Monument Hill. South Africa
1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01 WO 98/8

Medal listing of Woodcock, Thomas
Rank: Private
Regiment: 2nd Battalion. Irish Guards (Wigan.Lancashire)
Date of Act Of Bravery: 12/13 September 1917
Campaign: 1914-1918 War
Locale: Ney Copse. North of Broenbeck. France
1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01 WO 98/8

Medal listing of McFadzean, William Frederick
Rank: Private
Regiment: 14th Battalion. Royal Irish Rifles
Date of Act Of Bravery: 1 July 1916
Campaign: 1914-1918 War
Locale: Near Thiepval Wood. France
1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01 WO 98/8

Medal listing of Room, Frederick G
Rank: Private (acting Lance Corporal)
Regiment: 2nd Battalion. Royal Irish Regiment (Bristol)
Date of Act Of Bravery: 16 August 1917
Campaign: 1914-1918 War
Locale: Frezenberg. France
1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01 WO 98/8

Morlar

Are you sure that is correct ? I would have thought the numbers were a lot higher.

http://www.fourcourtspress.ie/product.php?intProductID=276

Since its inception in 1857 a total of 1351 Victoria Crosses have been awarded to 1348 individuals. From that total almost 170 Crosses were won by Irishmen, 12 per cent of all the awards issued. The Irish percentage is astonishing when it is remembered that the Cross could be awarded to servicemen, and for a time, to civilians, throughout the British Empire.

The first Victoria Cross ever was won by an Irishman, Charles Davis Lucas, who later became an admiral. In this book the authors provide a definitive account of Ireland's contribution to the history of the Victoria Cross.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_Victoria_Cross_recipients

46 Irish VCs in numerous other British Empire campaigns between 1857 to 1914, 37 Irish VCs in the First World War

BullyBeef

Sorry,
Well I wasn’t saying they are the only Irish winners of the Victoria cross I definitely left out the officers that I found while searching the Irish Army regiments & all the ranks of any wars or campaigns outside ww1 .
Also I would expect more will be found for ww1 given time what I listed were the Irishmen serving in Irish regiments that I found while searching for other info, that’s not saying that no others could be found . I agree the Wikipedia, list if most probably the better overall picture.:cool:
But i was searching for info in the archives got side tracked & listed what i found at the time, nothing more or less was meant by it.

BullyBeef

I would have add more as i found them

The historic first ever Dedication of a VC Grave in the Irish Republic in 2004On Aug 07 at Aughavale Cemetery, Westport Co. Mayo, the unmarked grave of Sgt Maj Coughlan VC was dedicated and a headstone was unveiled.
This was a day of outstanding significance. Firstly because the good Sgt Maj had his grave marked. For any man to be buried in an unmarked grave is sad and wrong. For a decorated Irish warrior hero and VC winner to be so unmarked is more than wrong. The Defence Minister, Mr Michael Smith T.D. in the presence of the British Ambassador Mr. Stuart Eldon, unveiled the headstone. Many descendants of Cornelius Coughlan VC travelled from the UK (Glasgow and Bradford) for the ceremony.
Full article.
http://www.militaryheritagetours.com/the_historic_first_ever_dedication_of_a_vc_grave_i.html

THE VICTORIA CROSS
Since it’s inception the VC has been awarded 1355 times. Research published by David Truesdale and Richard Doherty in “Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross” shows that at least 200 Irishmen have merited this award.

BullyBeef

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : IRELAND
http://www2.prestel.co.uk/stewart/ireland.htm

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : NORTHERN IRELAND
http://www2.prestel.co.uk/stewart/nireland.htm

Snickers Man

Morlar wrote: »

Are you sure that is correct ? I would have thought the numbers were a lot higher.

The conflict in which the greatest number of VCs awarded to Irish-born soldiers was the Indian Mutiny. That's when Irish involvement in the British Army was much greater than it was in WWI.