Patrick Roddy

Patrick Roddy V.C. - A colourised restoration of a photograph taken circa 1890

Patrick Roddy
Born17 March 1827
Elphin, County Roscommon
Died21 November 1895 (aged 68)
Jersey, Channel Islands
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branchBengal Army
British Indian Army
RankColonel
Battles / warsSecond Anglo-Sikh War
Indian Mutiny
Abyssinian War
AwardsVictoria Cross

Colonel Patrick Roddy VC (17 March 1827 – 21 November 1895) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.