{{Short description|Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross}} {{Other people|Patrick Graham}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox military person |name=Patrick Graham |honorific_suffix= |birth_date=1837 |death_date=3 June {{death year and age|1875|1837}} |birth_place= Dublin, Ireland |death_place=Dublin |burial_place=Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin |image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png |image_size= 125 |caption= |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |service_years= |rank=Private |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |commands= |unit=90th Regiment of Foot |battles=Indian Mutiny |awards= Victoria Cross |other_work= }} '''Patrick Graham''' VC (1837 – 3 June 1875) was born in St Michael's Parish, Dublin and 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 about 20 years old, and a private in the 90th Regiment of Foot (later The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)), British Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC: {{blockquote|90th Regiment, Private P. Graham
Date of Act of Bravery, 17th November, 1857
For bringing in a wounded comrade under a very heavy fire, on the 17th of November, 1857, at Lucknow. Elected by the private soldiers of the Regiment. <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5514|date=24 December 1858}}</ref> }}
He died in Dublin on 3 June 1875. His Victoria Cross is displayed in the Cameronians Regimental Museum at Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
==References== {{Reflist}} *''The Register of the Victoria Cross'' (1981, 1988 and 1997) *{{cite journal|first=Brian D. H.|last=Clarke|title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men|journal=The Irish Sword|volume=XVI|issue=64|pages=185–287|year=1986}} *''Ireland's VCs'' {{ISBN|1-899243-00-3}} (Dept of Economic Development, 1995) *''Monuments to Courage'' (David Harvey, 1999) *''Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20041216133030/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/dublin.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Dublin)''
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