John Kirk (VC)
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox military person John Kirk VC (July 1827 – 31 August 1865) was an English soldier in the British Army who served in the Second Anglo-Sikh War and the Indian Mutiny. He is notable as a 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 forces.
Details
Kirk was approximately 29 years old, and a private in the 10th Regiment of Foot (later The Lincolnshire Regiment), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed on 4 June 1857 at Benares, India led to the award of the Victoria Cross to him, Peter Gill and Matthew Rosamund: Template:Quote John Kirk died of tuberculosis on 31 August 1865. He is buried in Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool.
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The Medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, in Lincoln, England.
See also
References
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- 1827 births
- 1865 deaths
- 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Royal Lincolnshire Regiment soldiers
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Burials at Anfield Cemetery
- Tuberculosis deaths in England
- Military personnel from Liverpool
- 19th-century British Army personnel