Career
Monaghan was born at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. At 24 years of age, Monghan was a trumpeter in the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen"s Bays), British Army during the Indian Mutiny.
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Thomas Monaghan
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Monaghan and the Dragoon (Charles Anderson) were both awarded the Victoria Cross for their bravery. Monaghan eventually achieved the rank of sergeant-trumpeter. His grave is at Woolwich, London and his Victoria Cross is displayed at the Queen"s Dragoon Guards Regimental Museum at Cardiff Castle, Wales.
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United Kingdom
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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.