Thomas Cadell
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Colonel Thomas Cadell VC
CB
(5 September 1835 – 6 April 1919) was a Scottish
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.
Cadell was the younger brother of General Sir Robert Cadell, K.C.B. and was educated at Edinburgh Academy
.
(later The Royal Munster Fusiliers
) during the Indian Mutiny when he performed the deeds on 12 June 1857 at Delhi
, India
which resulted in being awarded the Victoria Cross:
in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892 was Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was the cousin of Samuel Hill Lawrence
.
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
CB
Order of the Bath
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(5 September 1835 – 6 April 1919) was a Scottish
Scotland
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recipient of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
United Kingdom
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and Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
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forces.
Cadell was the younger brother of General Sir Robert Cadell, K.C.B. and was educated at Edinburgh Academy
Edinburgh Academy
The Edinburgh Academy is an independent school which was opened in 1824. The original building, in Henderson Row on the northern fringe of the New Town of Edinburgh, Scotland, is now part of the Senior School...
.
VC
He was 21 years old at the time and a lieutenant in the 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)
The 104th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Munster Fusiliers....
(later The Royal Munster Fusiliers
Royal Munster Fusiliers
The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army. One of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, it had its home depot in Tralee. It was originally formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of two regiments of the former East India Company. It served in India and...
) during the Indian Mutiny when he performed the deeds on 12 June 1857 at Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
which resulted in being awarded the Victoria Cross:
Further information
He later achieved the rank of colonelColonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892 was Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was the cousin of Samuel Hill Lawrence
Samuel Hill Lawrence
Major Samuel Hill Lawrence VC , born in Cork, 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....
.