John Connors
Private, 3rd Regiment. (East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
- Register No.
- 244 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 3rd Regiment. (East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) (register: 3rd Regiment of Foot) all 3rd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 8 September 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in October 1830 at Davaugh, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
- Died
- 29th January 1857 at Corfu
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 8th September, 1855 at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, Private Connors showed conspicuous gallantry at the assault on the Redan in personal conflict with the enemy. He rescued an officer of the 30th Regiment who were surrounded by Russians, by shooting one and bayoneting another
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
CONNORS, John. (reg No. 244).
Private 3rd Regiment. (East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
Born on in October 1830 at Davaugh, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland.
Died on 29th January 1857 at Corfu.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 8th September, 1855 at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, Private Connors showed conspicuous gallantry at the assault on the Redan in personal conflict with the enemy. He rescued an officer of the 30th Regiment who were surrounded by Russians, by shooting one and bayoneting another.
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