Buried at Secunderabad Cemetery Role Soldier Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army | Unit 17th Lancers Rank Quartermaster sergeant Name John Farrell Awards Victoria Cross | |
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Battles/wars Crimean War
Indian Mutiny Died August 31, 1865, Secunderabad Battles and wars Crimean War, Indian Rebellion of 1857 Similar People Alexander Roberts Dunn, James Brudenell - 7th Earl o, Franz Roubaud | ||
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John Farrell VC (March 1826, Dublin – 31 August 1865) was a British Army soldier and 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.
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He was a sergeant in the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:
On 25 October 1854 at Balaklava, Crimea during the Charge of the Light Brigade, Sergeant Farrell, whose horse had been killed under him, stopped on the field and amidst a storm of shot and shell helped Troop Sergeant Major John Berryman and Sergeant Joseph Malone to move a severely wounded officer (who subsequently died) out of range of the guns.
He later achieved the rank of Quartermaster-Sergeant. He was killed in action at Secunderabad, British India, on 31 August 1865.