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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox military person Dudley Stagpoole Шаблон:Postnominals (1838 – 1 August 1911) was a British Army soldier and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Early life

Stagpoole was born in Killunan, County Galway in 1838.

Victoria Cross

Drummer Dudley Stagpoole, 57th Regiment of Foot, was about 25 years old during the Second Taranaki War in New Zealand, when the following deed took place on 2 October 1863 at Allan's Hill near Poutoko, Taranaki, for which he and Ensign John Thornton Down were awarded the Victoria Cross (VC).[1] Stagpoole had been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for a separate incident at Kaipakopako:

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Further information

He died in Ware, Hertfordshire on 1 August 1911.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment RHQ, Howe Barracks, Canterbury, Kent[2]

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