Michael Sleavon


Michael Sleavon VC was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross.

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At the age of 31, Sleavon was a corporal in the Corps of Royal Engineers during the Indian Mutiny. On 3 April 1858 at Jhansi, India, his actions led to the award of the Victoria Cross:

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He died in Dromard, County Sligo on 15 August 1902 and was buried in Bannagh Roman Catholic Churchyard, Tubrid, County Fermanagh.