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Dudley Stagpoole
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'''Dudley Stagpoole''' (
Victoria Cross VC,
Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM) (
1838-
August 1,
1911), born in Killunan,
County Galway he was an
Ireland Irish recipient of the
Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to
United Kingdom British and
Commonwealth forces.
Details
He was approx. 25 years old, and a
Drummer in the 57th Regiment (later The
Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)),
British Army during the New Zealand Land Wars when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On
2 October 1863 at Allan's Hill near Poutoko in Taranaki
New Zealand, Drummer Stagpoole volunteered to go with an ensign (
John Thornton Down) to rescue a wounded comrade from the rebel natives. They succeeded in bringing in this wounded man who was lying about 50 yards from the bush, although the enemy kept up a very heavy fire at short range and from fallen logs close at hand. He was also awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for separate actions on the same day. He is the only member of the British Armed Forces to ever earn both awards on the same day.
Further information
He died Ware
Hertfordshire 1 August 1911.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) ''(
Dover Castle, England)''.
References
'''Listed in order of publication year '''
*
The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
*
The Irish Sword (Brian Clarke 1986)
*
Irelands VCs ISBN 1899243 00 3 (Dept of Economic Devolopment 1995)
*
Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*
Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
External links
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Location of grave and VC medal ''(N.W. London)''
-
Find-A-Grave profile for Dudley Stagpoole
This page has been
:WikiProject Victoria Cross Reference Migration migrated from the [http://www.victoriacross.net Victoria Cross Reference] '''with permission.'''
Category:1838 births Stagpoole, Dudley
Category:1911 deaths Stagpoole, Dudley
Category:British Army soldiers Stagpoole, Dudley
Category:Irish Victoria Cross recipients Stagpoole, Dudley
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