Final resting place of a forgotten war hero finally marked after 140 years
Members of the Cork branch of the Royal British Legion lay a Royal Navy flag on the grave of forgotten war hero John Sullivan, from Bantry, who fought in the Crimean War and was awarded the Victoria Cross and Order of the Legion of Honour, as his final resting place was marked in Nohoval Graveyard after 140 years. Picture: John Allen
The final resting place of a forgotten Irish hero of the Crimean War has finally been marked after 140 years.
John Sullivan, who was born in Bantry, Co Cork, in April 1831, was awarded both the Victoria Cross and the Order of the Legion d’Honneur for incredible bravery under fire during the Crimean War, which raged between 1853 and 1855.
