| 词条 | Thomas Henry Kavanagh |
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}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}{{Infobox military person |name= Thomas Henry Kavanagh |birth_date=15 July 1821 |death_date=13 November 1882 (aged 61) |birth_place= Mullingar, County Westmeath |death_place=Gibraltar |placeofburial=North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar |image=Felice Beato (British, born Italy - (H. Kavanagh, Esquire, V.C.) - Google Art Project.jpg |caption=Photograph by Felice Beato, 1858–1859 |nickname= |allegiance= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}} |serviceyears= |rank= |branch= |commands= |unit= |battles=Indian Mutiny |awards= Victoria Cross |laterwork= }} Thomas Henry Kavanagh VC (15 July 1821 – 13 November 1882) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry which can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He is one of only five civilians to have ever been awarded the VC. DetailsHe was 36 years old, and a civilian in the Bengal Civil Service during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 9 November 1857 at the Siege of Lucknow, India for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross: {{quote|Mr. Thomas Henry Kavanagh, Assistant Commissioner in Oude An erratum appeared in a later edition of the London Gazette stating that the deed was actually performed on 9 November as follows: {{quote|The Act of Bravery for which Mr Thomas Henry Kavanagh has been awarded the Victoria Cross, was performed on 9 November 1857, instead of the 8 November, as stated in the London Gazette of the 8 July 1859.[2]}}Further informationKavanagh was one of only five civilians to ever be awarded the VC. He died in Gibraltar on 13 November 1882, and is buried at North Front Cemetery, Gibraltar. The Victoria Cross awarded to Thomas Henry Kavanagh, along with a first edition of his book, How I Won The Victoria Cross, is held in the Militaria Collection of - www.historicalmilitaria.com - located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In fictionKavanagh appears in George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman in the Great Game in which he is portrayed as a bungling glory-seeker who has to be led through the enemy lines by a reluctant and terrified Flashman. References1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=22283|page=2629|date=8 July 1859}} Listed in order of publication year 2. ^London Gazette
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