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Thomas Byrne (VC)

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Deed
Awards and medals
Later life
References
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Thomas Byrne, VC ({{lang-ga|Tomás Ó Broin}}; December 1866 Dublin – 15 March 1944) was an Irish British Army soldier. He was the recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Deed

He was about 30 years old, and a private in the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's), British Army during the Sudan Campaign when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:

On 2 September 1898 at the Battle of Omdurman, Sudan, Private Byrne turned back in the middle of the charge of the 21st Lancers and went to the assistance of a lieutenant of the Royal Horse Guards who was wounded, dismounted, disarmed and being attacked by several Dervishes. Private Byrne already wounded, attacked these Dervishes, received a second severe wound and by his gallant conduct enabled the officer to escape.^[1]

Awards and medals

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Victoria Cross	Queen's Sudan Medal	Queen's South Africa Medal with "Transvaal", "Orange Free State" and "Cape Colony" clasps	Meritorious Service Medal	Khedive's Sudan Medal with "Khartoum" clasp

Later life

He later served in the Second Boer War.^[2]

He died at Canterbury, Kent, on 15 March 1944, and is buried at the local Canterbury City Cemetery.

References

1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=27490|page=6897|date=31 October 1902}}
2. ^Canterbury Council{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
{{cite journal|first=Brian D. H.|last=Clarke|title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men|journal=The Irish Sword|volume=XVI|issue=64|pages=185–287|year=1986}}
Ireland's VCs (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)
Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)

External links

{{Find a Grave|8481913}}

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