# Thomas Bernard Hackett > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_Bernard_Hackett > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thomas_Bernard_Hackett.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bernard_Hackett > Source revision: 1352348897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Recipient of the Victoria Cross Thomas Bernard Hackett Born (1836-06-15)15 June 1836 Riverstown, County Tipperary Died 5 October 1880(1880-10-05) (aged 44) Arrabeg, King's County Buried Lockeen Churchyard, County Tipperary Allegiance United Kingdom Branch British Army Rank Lieutenant colonel Unit 23rd Regiment of Foot Conflicts Crimean War Indian Mutiny Third Anglo-Ashanti War Awards Victoria Cross [Lieutenant Colonel](/source/Lieutenant_Colonel) **Thomas Bernard Hackett** [VC](/source/Victoria_Cross) (15 June 1836 – 5 October 1880) was born in [Riverstown](/source/Riverstown_(near_Birr)), [County Tipperary](/source/County_Tipperary) and was an [Irish](/source/Ireland) recipient of the [Victoria Cross](/source/Victoria_Cross), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [British](/source/United_Kingdom) and [Commonwealth](/source/Commonwealth_of_Nations) forces. ## Details He was 21 years old, and a [lieutenant](/source/Lieutenant) in the [23rd Regiment of Foot](/source/23rd_Regiment_of_Foot) (later [The Royal Welch Fusiliers](/source/The_Royal_Welch_Fusiliers)), [British Army](/source/British_Army) during the [Indian Mutiny](/source/Indian_Mutiny) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 18 November 1857 at [Secundra Bagh](/source/Sikandar_Bagh), [Lucknow](/source/Lucknow), [India](/source/India), Lieutenant Hackett, with [George Monger](/source/George_Monger), rescued a corporal of his Regiment, who was lying wounded and exposed to heavy fire. He also showed conspicuous bravery when, under heavy fire, he ascended the roof and cut the thatch of a bungalow to prevent its being set on fire. His citation reads: 23rd Regiment, Lieutenant (now Captain) Thomas Bernard Hackett Date of Act of Bravery, 18th November, 1857 For daring gallantry at Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, on the 18th November, 1857, in having with others, rescued a Corporal of the 23rd Regiment, who was lying wounded and exposed to very heavy fire. Also, for conspicuous bravery, in having, under a heavy fire, ascended the roof, and cut down the thatch of a Bungalow, to prevent its being set on fire. This was a most important service at the time.[1] He later achieved the rank of [lieutenant colonel](/source/Lieutenant_colonel). He died at Arrabeg, [King's County](/source/King's_County%2C_Ireland) (now [County Offaly](/source/County_Offaly)) in a firearm accident on 5 October 1880. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the [Imperial War Museum](/source/Imperial_War_Museum), London. ## Arms Coat of arms of Thomas Bernard Hackett Notes Granted 6 August 1856 by Sir John Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.[2] Crest A demi-panther Argent spotted Azure collared Gules charged on the shoulder with a trefoil slipped Vert and holding in the dexter paw a branch of the last. Escutcheon Sable three piles pointing to the base Argent the centre one charged with a trefoil slipped Vert on a chief Gules a lion passant guardant Or. Motto Virtute Et Fidelitate ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["No. 22248"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22248/page/1482). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. 12 April 1859. p. 1482. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Grants and Confirmations of Arms Vol. F"](https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000547581/StaffViewMARC#tabnav). National Library of Ireland. p. 96. Retrieved 28 June 2022. - *[The Register of the Victoria Cross](/source/The_Register_of_the_Victoria_Cross)* (1981, 1988 and 1997) - Clarke, Brian D. H. (1986). "A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men". *[The Irish Sword](/source/The_Irish_Sword)*. **XVI** (64): 185–287. - *[Ireland's VCs](/source/Ireland's_VCs)* [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-899243-00-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-899243-00-3) (Dept of Economic Development, 1995) - *[Monuments to Courage](/source/Monuments_to_Courage)* (David Harvey, 1999) - *[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross](/source/Irish_Winners_of_the_Victoria_Cross)* (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000) ## External links - [Location of grave and VC medal](https://web.archive.org/web/20041226111134/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/ireland.htm) *(Co. Tipperary, Ireland)* - [Thomas Bernard Hackett](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11340342) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) - [Picture of Hackett's medals](https://web.archive.org/web/20091003135158/http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/wwgbrgps.htm) v t e Royal Welsh Predecessors 1st generation Royal Welch Fusiliers (1689–2006) South Wales Borderers (1689–1969) 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot (1719–1881) 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot (1756–1881) 2nd generation Welch Regiment (1881–1969) 3rd generation Royal Regiment of Wales (1969–2006) Victoria Cross William Wilson Allan David Bell Gonville Bromhead Edward Stevenson Browne Alexander Cobbe Nevill Coghill William Griffiths Frederick Hitch Alfred Henry Hook Dudley Graham Johnson William Jones Teignmouth Melvill Ivor Rees John Williams John Henry Williams Angus Buchanan James Cooper Campbell Mellis Douglas James Fynn Edric Gifford Robert Jones Thomas Murphy Albert White Ambrose Madden Hugh Rowlands William Charles Fuller Hubert William Lewis Edgar Myles Tasker Watkins Frederick Barter Edward William Derrington Bell John Collins James Llewellyn Davies Joseph John Davies Charles Doughty-Wylie Albert Hill George Monger Luke O'Connor Henry Weale Thomas Bernard Hackett Robert Shields William Henry Thomas Sylvester William Herbert Waring See also Battle of Rorke's Drift Prince of Wales's feathers Men of Harlech Firing Line Prince of Wales' Division Welsh Guards 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thomas Bernard Hackett](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bernard_Hackett) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bernard_Hackett?action=history)). 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