Background
Mullane was born in Ahmednagar, Deccan, India.
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Patrick Mullane
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Career
He was about 21 years old, and a sergeant in the Royal Horse Artillery, British Army during the Second Anglo-Afghan War when the following deed took place during the battle of Maiwand for which he was awarded the Venture capital:
Foreign conspicuous bravery during the action at Maiwand, on the 27th July, 1880, in endeavouring to save the life of Driver Pickwell Istead. Again, during the retreat, Sergeant Mullane volunteered to procure water for the wounded, and succeeded in doing so by going into one of the villages in which so many men lost their lives. The Sotheby"s auction house in London were about to auction the medal that had previously been sold by Patrick Mullane"s relatives.
"But on the morning of the sale in 1904 a giant of a man came to Sothebys in great tribulation.
lieutenant was abroad and out of touch with the people. At once Tom Hodge, Sotheby"s famous auctioneer, who died last year informed Captain
Buckingham who immediately restored the precious Cross to the tearful sergent. As Tom Hodge remarked to me: "This was the most chivalrous act in my experience" ".
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November 20, 1919 (aged 61) -
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) 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 Victoria Cross (VC) 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.