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Thomas lane, born 25/02/90 in the city of wolverhampton. In his early years Thomas's reactions were far far behind those of normal children his age. In the present day Tom is attending 6th form at oldbury wells scholl in the great town of Bridgnorth. He is still s...l...o...w

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+Thomas lane, born 25/02/90 in the city of wolverhampton. In his early years Thomas's reactions were far far behind those of normal children his age. In the present day Tom is attending 6th form at oldbury wells scholl in the great town of Bridgnorth. He is still s...l...o...w
-{{about|British soldier|U.S. politician|Thomas J. Lane}}
-'''Thomas Lane''', born in [[Cork]], Ireland in May 1836 was an [[Irish people|Irish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.
-==Biography==
-He served throughout the [[Crimean war|Crimea]] in the 47th Foot. On 21 August 1860 at the [[Taku Forts]], China, Lane, then aged 24 and a [[Private (rank)|Private]] in the [[67th Regiment (later The Royal Hampshire Regiment)]], British Army and a lieutenant ([[Nathaniel Burslem]]) of his regiment displayed great gallantry. They swam the ditches of the North Taku Fort and attempted, during the assault and before an entrance had been effected by anyone, to enlarge an opening in the wall, through which they eventually entered. In doing so, they were both severely wounded. For this action both men were awarded the Victoria Cross. His medal is displayed at [[The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum & Memorial Garden]] in [[Winchester, Hampshire|Winchester]], [[Hampshire]], England.
-He fought in the [[Zulu War]] as a Sergeant with the 3/NNC. This unit was disbanded at [[Rorke's Drift]] after the siege and the officers and non-commissioned officers formed three troops of the Natal Horse. He also fought in Landrey's Light horse in [[Basutoland]] 1881–82. His VC gratuity was paid from the consulate in Boston, USA, and also in Auckland, New Zealand, during the 1870s. Lane was one of eight men whose VCs were forfeited. He was stripped of the medal on 7 April, 1881 after being convicted of desertion on active service and theft of a "horse, arms and accoutrements". [http://www.victoriacross.net/unusual.asp] He died in [[Kimberley, South Africa|Kimberley]], [[South Africa]] on [[13 April]] [[1889]] as a member of the Kimberley Police.
-==References==
-'''Listed in order of publication year '''
-*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (1981, 1988 and 1997)
-*[[The Irish Sword]] (Brian Clarke 1986)
-*[[Ireland's VCs]]  ISBN 1-899243-00-3 (Dept of Economic Devolopment 1995)
-*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999)
-*[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]] (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)
-==External links==
-This page has been [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Victoria Cross Reference Migration|migrated]] from the [http://www.victoriacross.net Victoria Cross Reference] '''with permission.'''
-[[Category:Irish Victoria Cross recipients|Lane, Thomas]]
-[[Category:Victoria Cross forfeitures|Lane, Thomas]]
-[[Category:1836 births|Lane, Thomas]]
-[[Category:1869 deaths|Lane, Thomas]]
-[[Category:British Army soldiers|Lane, Thomas]]
-[[Category:Natives of County Cork|Lane, Thomas]]