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Memorial details

District
Belfast
Town
Ballymurphy
County
Antrim
Country
Northern Ireland
Commemoration
Indian Mutiny (1857-1858), VC or GC Recipients
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
65887

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Current location

Section J Grave 233.
Belfast City Cemetery
Falls Rd (junction Of Whiterock Rd)
Ballymurphy
Belfast
Antrim
BT12 6EQ
Northern Ireland

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Round topped headstone with regimental badge and VC at the head.
Inscription
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ PRIVATE BERNARD MCQUIRT VC/ 95th (THE DERBYSHIRE) REGIMENT/ WHO WON THE REGIMENT'S FIRST VC/ AT ROWA, CENTRAL INDIA/ 6th JANUARY 1858/ HE DIED 5th OCTOBER 1888/ "NINETY-FIVE"
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank,year died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • VC or GC Recipients
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Gravestone
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Monuments to Courage: Victoria Cross Headstones and Memorials, David Harvey (1999), p. 119.

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