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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name=Thomas Laughnan<br />
|birth_date=August 1824<br />
|death_date= 23 July 1864 (aged 39-40)<br />
|birth_place=[[Gort]], [[County Galway]]<br />
|death_place=County Galway<br />
|placeofburial=<br />
|image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png<br />
|image_size=125<br />
|caption=<br />
|nickname=<br />
|allegiance= {{flagcountry|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland}}<br />
|serviceyears=<br />
|rank=[[Gunner (rank)|Gunner]]<br />
|branch=[[Bengal Army]]<br />
|commands= <br />
|unit=[[Bengal Artillery]] <br />
|battles=[[Indian Mutiny]]<br />
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br />
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}}<br />
'''Thomas Laughnan''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (August 1824 – 23 July 1864) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.<br />
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==Details==<br />
He was approximately 33 years old, and a Gunner in the [[Bengal Artillery]], [[Bengal Army]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deeds took place at the [[Relief of Lucknow]] for which he was awarded the VC.<br />
{{quote|Elected respectively, under the 13th clause of the Royal Warrant of the 29th of January, 1856, by the Officers and non-commissioned officers generally, and by the private soldiers of each troop or battery, for conspicuous gallantry at the relief of Lucknow, from the 14th to the 22nd of November, 1857.}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22212|page=5516|date=24 December 1858}}</ref><br />
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He died in [[County Galway]] on 23 July 1864.<br />
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==The medal==<br />
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[Royal Artillery Museum]], [[Woolwich]], London.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
'''Listed in order of publication year '''<br />
*''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (1981, 1988 and 1997)<br />
*{{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}}<br />
*''[[Ireland's VCs]]'' {{ISBN|1-899243-00-3}} (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)<br />
*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)<br />
*''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041226111134/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/ireland.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Co. Galaway, Ireland)''<br />
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[[Category:Irish soldiers in the British East India Company Army]]<br />
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[[Category:Irish recipients of the Victoria Cross]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross]]<br />
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