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  • Walter Hamilton (VC)
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  • Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton VC (18 August 1856 – 3 September 1879) was born in Inistioge, County Kilkenny and 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. He is featured in M. M. Kaye's epic novel The Far Pavilions.
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  • 1874
Birth Date
  • 1856-08-18
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  • 23
death place
  • Kabul, Afghanistan
Name
  • Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton
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  • Statue commemorating Hamilton, in the National Army Museum
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death date
  • 1879-09-03
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  • 175
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  • Walter Richard Pollock Hamilton VC (18 August 1856 – 3 September 1879) was born in Inistioge, County Kilkenny and 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. He is featured in M. M. Kaye's epic novel The Far Pavilions.