Joseph Bradshaw (1835 – 29 August 1893), born in Pettigreen,
Dromkeen
Kilteely and Dromkeen is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly that is located in eastern County Limerick, Ireland. The southern part of the parish is centred on the village of Kilteely ( ga, Cill Tíle or ...
,
County Limerick, 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
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forces.
Details
Bradshaw was approximately 20 years old, and a
private in the 2nd Battalion,
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own),
British Army during the
Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 22 April 1855 in the
Crimea, Private Bradshaw and another private (
Robert Humpston), on their own attacked and captured a Russian rifle pit situated among the rocks overhanging the Woronzoff Road. The pit was occupied every night by the Russians and its capture and subsequent destruction was of great importance.
Further information
He later achieved the rank of
corporal. He died at St Johns, Limerick, County Limerick 29 August 1893.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum,
Winchester, Hampshire, England.
References
Listed in order of publication year
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The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (1981, 1988 and 1997)
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Ireland's VCs'' (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
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Monuments to Courage'' (David Harvey, 1999)
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Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
External links
Location of grave and VC medal''(Co. Limerick, Ireland)''
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Crimean War recipients of the Victoria Cross
British Army personnel of the Crimean War
Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
Rifle Brigade soldiers
Military personnel from County Limerick
Irish soldiers in the British Army
19th-century Irish people
1835 births
1893 deaths
British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross