- John Connors
John Joseph Connors VC (October 1830–
January 29 ,1857 ), was born in Davaugh,Listowel ,County Kerry ,Ireland and was an Irish recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Details
He was approximately 24 years old, and a private in the 3rd Regiment (later The
East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)),British Army during theCrimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
8 September 1855 at Sebastopol in theCrimea , Private Connors showed conspicuous gallantry at the assault on theRedan in personal conflict with the enemy. He rescued an officer of the 30th Regiment who was surrounded by Russians, by shooting one and bayoneting another.Further information
He later achieved the rank of
Corporal . He died atCorfu 29 January 1857.References
Listed in order of publication year
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (1981, 1988 and 1997)
*The Irish Sword (Brian Clarke 1986)
*Irelands 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
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11296055 Find-A-Grave profile for John Connors]
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