John Dunlay
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
About John Dunlay
Lived 1831 – 1890 (aged 58–59). John Dunlay was an Irish.
John Dunlay VC (1831 – 17 October 1890), also known as John Dunley or John Dunlea, was an 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 British and Commonwealth forces.
He was approximately 26 years old and a lance corporal in the 93rd Regiment of Foot (later the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), British Army, during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 16 November 1857 at Lucknow, India, for which he was awarded the VC:
Secundra Bagh is a villa and country estate on the outskirts of Lucknow, India.
Dunlea was born in Douglas, County Cork, and died in the South Infirmary, Cork, on 17 October 1890.
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Who was John Dunlay?
recipient of the Victoria Cross
When was John Dunlay born?
John Dunlay was born in 1831 in Douglas.
When did John Dunlay die?
John Dunlay died on 17 October 1890 in Cork.
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John Dunlay was Irish.
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