Thomas Flawn

Thomas Flawn VC (22 December 1857 – 19 January 1925) 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.

Thomas Flawn
Born22 December 1857
Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire
Died19 January 1925
Plumstead, London
Buried
Plumstead Cemetery
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankPrivate
Unit25th Regiment of Foot
94th Regiment of Foot
Battles/warsAnglo-Zulu War
Sekhukhune Campaign
AwardsVictoria Cross

Details

Flawn was 21 years old, and a private in the 94th Regiment of Foot (later the Connaught Rangers), British Army during the campaign against Sekukuni, when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 28 November 1879 during an attack on Sekukuni's Town, South Africa, Private Flawn and another private (Francis Fitzpatrick) with six men of the Native Contingent, were with a lieutenant of the 1st Dragoon Guards when he was badly wounded. The natives carried the wounded officer at first, but when the party was pursued by about 30 of the enemy they deserted and the lieutenant would have been killed but for the gallantry of the two privates - who alternately carried him while the other covered the retreat by firing on the enemy.[1]

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References
  1. "No. 24814". The London Gazette. 24 February 1880. p. 832.

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