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John Harrison VC Victoria Cross , the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Early life [ edit ]
Harrison was born in Castleboro, County Wexford ; he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in 1850.[1]
Details [ edit ]
Harrison was 25 years old, and a Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy , (Naval Brigade ) from HMS Shannon during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 16 November 1857 at Lucknow , India for which he and Nowell Salmon were awarded the VC:
For conspicuous gallantry at Lucknow, on the 16th of November, 1857, in climbing up a tree, touching the angle of the Shah Nujjiff, to reply to the fire of the enemy, for which most dangerous service, the late Captain Peel, K.C.B., had called for volunteers.[2]
Later life [ edit ]
Harrison later achieved the rank of Boatswain's Mate in 1858 and left the navy in 1859. He obtained a post in Customs and Excise but a wound sustained during the relief of Lucknow affected his health. He died unmarried at his home 5 Stafford Place, Westminster on 27 December 1865 and is buried at Brompton Cemetery , West London.
The medal [ edit ]
Harrison's Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich , London.
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