Thomas Bryan

Thomas Bryan

Thomas Bryan (21 January 1882-13 October 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

VC action

He was 35 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 25th (S) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 9 April 1917 near Arras, France, during an attack Lance-Corporal Bryan although wounded, went forward alone in order to silence a machine-gun which was inflicting much damage. He worked his way along the communication trench, approached the gun from behind, disabled it and killed two of the team. The results obtained by Lance-Corporal Bryan's action were very far-reaching.

Rugby league

Bryan played Rugby League for Castleford in the 1906-07 season, at the end of which the club withdrew from the Northern Union for financial reasons. [ [http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/rugby-league/For-Valour--VC-heroes.1943085.jp Yorkshire Post: For Valour – VC heroes game forgot] ]

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
* (Sutton, 1998)

External links

* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/yorkshir.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(South Yorkshire)"
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/aaauctio.htm VC medal auction details]


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