Bernard Diamond (VC)
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- This article is about the Victoria cross recipient, for the courtroom psychiatrist see Bernard L. Diamond.
| Bernard Diamond | |
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| 1827 - 26 January 1892 | |
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| Place of birth | Portglenone, County Antrim |
| Place of death | Masterton, New Zealand |
| Resting place | Masterton Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Bengal Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | Bengal Horse Artillery |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Mutiny |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Bernard Diamond VC (1827 - 26 January 1892) in Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland was a 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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[edit] Details
He was approximately 30 years old, and a sergeant in the Bengal Horse Artillery, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 28 September 1857 at Bolandshahr, India for which he and Gunner Richard Fitzgerald was awarded the Victoria Cross:
"For an act of valour performed in action against the rebels and mutineers at Boolundshur, on the 28th September, 1857, when these two soldiers evinced the most determined bravery in working their gun under a very heavy fire of musketry, whereby they cleared the road of the enemy, after every other man belonging to it had been either killed or disabled by wounds.(Despatch of Major Turner, Bengal Horse Artillery, dated Boolundshur, 2nd October, 1857.)
[edit] Further information
He died in Masterton, New Zealand on 26 January 1892 after emigrating.
[edit] The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the QEII Army Memorial Museum in Waiouru, New Zealand.
[edit] References
Listed in order of publication year
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
- The Irish Sword (Brian Clarke 1986)
- Irelands VCs (Dept of Economic Development 1995)
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
