Francis David Millet Brown
Francis David Millet Brown 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.
He was 20 years old, and a
Lieutenant in the
1st European Bengal Fusiliers (later
The Royal Munster Fusiliers) during the
Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On
16 November 1857 at
Narnoul,
India, Lieutenant Brown, at the risk of his own life, rushed to the assistance of a wounded soldier, whom he carried off under heavy fire from the enemy, whose cavalry were within 40 or 50 yards of him at the time.
He later achieved the rank of
Colonel.
please update if you know where his medal is publicly displayed*
Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
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Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
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The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
List of Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipients*
Location of grave and VC medal (Hampshire)This page has been
migrated from the
Victoria Cross Reference with permission.
