Colonel Thomas Cadell (5 September 1835 – 6 April 1919) was a Scottish recipient of the

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, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to

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and

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forces. Cadell was the younger brother of General Sir Robert Cadell, K.C.B. and was educated at

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VC

He was 21 years old at the time and a lieutenant in the 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers (later The

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) during the

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when he performed the deeds on 12 June 1857 at

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which resulted in being awarded the Victoria Cross:

Further information

He later achieved the rank of

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in the service of the Indian Staff Corps and held various political appointments in India. From 1879 to 1892 was Governor of the

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. He was the cousin of

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. The prominent Cadell Road in Bombay (now

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), was named after him. After Indian Independence in 1947, it was renamed after Indian freedom fighter

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (), Marathi pronunciation: �inaːjək saːʋəɾkəɾ also commonly known as Veer Savarkar (28 May 1883 – 26 February 1966), was an Indian politician, activist, and writer. Savarkar developed the Hindu nationalis ...

, who was lodged at the

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in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Thomas Cadell VC

Family

He was married to Anna Catherine Dalmahoy (d.1876), daughter of Patrick Dalmahoy WS (1798–1872) and Catherine Sawers.Grave of Patrick Dalmahoy, Dean Cemetery

References

Indian Army
at www.armynavyairforce.co.uk

External links

''(Edinburgh)'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cadell, Thomas British East India Company Army officers British recipients of the Victoria Cross People educated at Edinburgh Academy Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross Companions of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1835 births 1919 deaths People from Cockenzie and Port Seton Indian Staff Corps officers