Peter Grant
Irish soldier (1824–1868); recipient of the Victoria Cross
About Peter Grant
Lived 1824 – 1868 (aged 43–44). Peter Grant was a military personnel.
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 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:
He died from drowning in the River Tay in Dundee, Scotland on 10 January 1868.
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Irish soldier (1824–1868); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Peter Grant was born in 1824 in Ireland.
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Peter Grant died on 10 January 1868 in Dundee.
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Peter Grant was a military personnel.
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