Colonel Thomas Cadell (5 September 1835 – 6 April 1919) was an army officer who served in India. He served during the

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and was a

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recipient of the

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, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to

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and

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forces. He later served as a governor and chief commissioner in the Andaman Islands. Cadell was the younger brother of General Sir Robert Cadell, K.C.B. and was educated at

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Victoria Cross

Cadell was 21 years old and a lieutenant in the 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers (later The

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) during the

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when he performed the deeds on 12 June 1857 at

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which resulted in being awarded the Victoria Cross:

Further information

Cadell later achieved the rank of

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in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892, he was the Governor of the

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. He was the cousin of

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. The prominent Cadell Road in Bombay (now

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), was named after him. After the Indian Independence in 1947, it was renamed after Indian freedom fighter

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966 ), was an Indian politician, activist and writer. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva while confined at Ratnagiri in 1922. The prefix "Veer" (mea ...

, who was lodged at the

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in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Thomas Cadell VC

Family

He was married to Anna Catherine Dalmahoy (d.1876), daughter of

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WS (1798–1872) and Catherine Sawers.Grave of Patrick Dalmahoy, Dean Cemetery

References

Indian Army
at www.armynavyairforce.co.uk

External links

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