Peter Grant (VC)
Peter Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1824 Ireland |
| Died | 10 January 1868 (aged 43–44) Dundee, Scotland |
| Buried | Eastern Necropolis, Dundee |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 93rd Regiment of Foot |
| Battles / wars | Crimean War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Peter Grant VC (1824 – 10 January 1868) 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.
Victoria Cross action
[edit]Grant was about 33 years old, and a private in the 93rd Regiment of Foot (later The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)) during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 16 November 1857 at the Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, for which he was awarded the VC:
93rd Regiment, Private P. Grant
Date of Act of Bravery, 16th November, 1857
For great personal gallantry, on the 16th of November, 1857, at the Secundra Bagh, in killing five of the enemy with one of their own swords, who were attempting to follow Lieutenant-Colonel Ewart, when that officer was carrying away a colour which he had captured. Elected by the private soldiers of the Regiment.[1]
He died from drowning in the River Tay in Dundee, Scotland on 10 January 1868.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 22212". The London Gazette. 24 December 1858. p. 5515.
External links
[edit]- 1824 births
- 1868 deaths
- 19th-century Irish military personnel
- Irish soldiers in the British Army
- Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders soldiers
- Deaths by drowning in the United Kingdom
- British Army personnel of the Crimean War
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Accidental deaths in Scotland