John Murray (Irish soldier)
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John Murray Template:Post-nominals (February 1837 – 7 November 1911) was a British Army soldier and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Early life
Murray was born in Birr, County Offaly, in February 1837.
Victoria Cross
Sergeant John Murray, 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry), was approximately 27 years old during the Waikato-Hauhau Maori War in New Zealand when the following deed took place on 21 June 1864 at Tauranga for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC):
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Further information
Murray died at Derrinlogh in County Offaly on 7 November 1911.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery in Durham, England.
References
External links
- Location of grave and VC medal (Co. Offaly, Ireland)
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- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Durham Light Infantry soldiers
- British military personnel of the New Zealand Wars
- New Zealand Wars recipients of the Victoria Cross
- 1837 births
- 1911 deaths
- 19th-century Irish people
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- People from Birr, County Offaly
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Military personnel from County Offaly