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Unveiling of Plaques to 2 V.C. winners in Glasnevin Cemetery - Sep 2011

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  • 27-08-2011 12:09am
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    R.Dub.Fusilier
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    Venue: Glasnevin Cemetery Dublin

    Date: Saturday 10th September 2011 at 2 o’clock


    [FONT=times new roman,times]Two plaques will be unveiled and dedicated to Thomas Duffy V.C. Madras Fusiliers (later Royal Dublin Fusiliers) and James Byrne V.C. 86th Regiment (later Royal Irish Rifles) [/FONT]
    [FONT=times new roman,times]All welcome. The Lord Mayor of Dublin and the Mayor of Antrim will attend. [/FONT]
    [FONT=times new roman,times]The cost of the plaques was raised with the help of The Friends of the Somme, Antrim branch.[/FONT]

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    http://www.msoi.eu/latest-news got this on MSOI site thought it might be of interest


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    johnny_doyle
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    wish I could go.

    LG entry for Thomas Duffy VC

    http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22154/pages/2958


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    R.Dub.Fusilier
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    here are the graves of Byrne and Duffy.


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    myluck!
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    Any chance you know any more on James Byrne or his family?

    James Byrne VC (1822 (Newtownmountkennedy) – 6 December 1872(Dublin)) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross.
    Byrne was about 36 years old, and a private in the 86th Regiment of Foot (later the Royal Irish Rifles), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 3 April 1858 at Jhansi, India for which he and Captain Henry Edward Jerome were awarded the VC.

    or where it could be found please


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