Sergeant Mike O'Leary, V. C.
Title:
Sergeant Mike O'Leary, V. C.
Additional Title:
First Line:
I am an Irish boy, My name is Pat Malloy
First Line of Chorus:
No matter where you go, From Glasgow to Mayo
Additional Names:
- Keating, Matt
- O'Leary, Mike Sgt.
- Sherwin, Charles E.
Publication Date:
1915
Instrumentation:
Piano
Voice
Subject:
Military
Patriotic
World War I
WIMA Collections:
Irish Fest Collection
ID:
IF SL 00-838
Publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
Publication Place:
London
Historical Notes
Major Michael John O'Leary VC (29 September 1890 – 2 August 1961) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. O'Leary achieved his award for single-handedly charging and destroying two German barricades defended by machine gun positions near the French village of Cuinchy, in a localized operation on the Western Front during the First World War.