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DETAILS He was 22 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 9 March 1858 at Lucknow , India , in order to ascertain the enemy's position and to inform his superiors, Lieutenant Butler swam the River Goomtee, on the banks of which the city stands, mounted the parapet of a field work and remained there for a considerable time, exposed to the enemy's fire. He stayed there until the relieving force arrived. FURTHER INFORMATION He later achieved the rank of Major . THE MEDAL His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ''(Berkshire, England)''. REFERENCE This page has been from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission. EXTERNAL LINKS
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