Ryan, John b. 1823 d. March 4, 1858 Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, he served as a Private in the 1st Madras Fusiliers, Indian Army. At Lucknow, India, September 26, 1857, when a group of his comrades was besieged in a house in the city, Private Ryan with another Private went forward to assist. They fought off attackers and took a wounded Captain out of a dhooly and carried him into the house for protection. In addition to this Private Ryan devoted himself during the day to rescuing the wounded...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Old British Cemetery, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
b. March 13, 1834 d. March 28, 1859