Bernard Diamond
Bernard Diamond
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.
Details
He was approx. 30 years old, and a
Sergeant
in the
Bengal Horse Artillery
,
Indian Army
during the
Indian Mutiny
when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On
28 September
1857
at
Bolandshahr
,
India
, Sergeant Diamond and a gunner (
Richard Fitzgerald
) worked their gun after every other man belonging to it had been either killed or wounded. They performed the action under very heavy fire of musketry, and thereby cleared the road of the enemy.
Further information
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the
QEII Army Memorial Museum
(
Waiouru
,
New Zealand
)
.
Reference
Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross
(Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
Monuments To Courage
(David Harvey, 1999)
The Register of the Victoria Cross
(This England, 1997)
See also
External links
This page has been migrated from the
Victoria Cross Reference
with permission.
Diamond, Bernard
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