| 词条 | John Augustus Conolly |
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|name=John Augustus Conolly |birth_date=30 May 1829 |death_date= 23 December 1888 (aged 59) |birth_place= Celbridge, County Kildare |death_place=Curragh, County Kildare |placeofburial=Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin |image= The Battle of Sebastopol.png |caption=Depiction of the Siege of Sebastopol |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} |serviceyears= |rank=Lieutenant Colonel |branch= British Army |commands= |unit=49th Regiment of Foot Coldstream Guards |battles=Crimean War |awards= Victoria Cross |laterwork= }} Lieutenant Colonel John Augustus Conolly VC (30 May 1829 – 23 December 1888), born in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, 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. DetailsHe was 25 years old, and a lieutenant in the 49th Regiment of Foot, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 26 October 1854 at Sebastopol, the Crimea, an attack by the Russians was repulsed and the enemy fell back pursued by men of the 49th Regiment, led by Lieutenant Conolly, whose gallant behaviour was most conspicuous in this action. He ultimately fell, dangerously wounded, while in personal encounter with several Russians, in defence of his post.[1] Further informationConolly was a younger son of Edward Michael Conolly (an MP), by his wife Catherine Jane, daughter of Chambré Brabazon Ponsonby-Barker (also an MP).[2] He was born in Ireland and educated in England at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and eventually achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel. Conolly died in Curragh, County Kildare, in December 1888 and is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery. By his wife Ida Charlotte, a daughter of Edwyn Burnaby, he had several children.[2] His son, John Richard Arthur Conolly, was a member of parliament in Western Australia.[3][4] The medalConolly's Victoria Cross is displayed at The Grenadier Guards Regimental Headquarters in London. References1. ^{{London Gazette|date=5 May 1857|issue=21997|page=1579}} Listed in order of publication year 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://thepeerage.com/p32092.htm#i320915 |title=Person Page 32092 |website=Thepeerage.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-01}} 3. ^John Richard Arthur Conolly – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2016. 4. ^"J. R. A. CONOLLY, J.P., M.L.A.", The W.A. Record (Perth, Western Australia), 15 December 1900.
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