Thomas Lane
Private, 67th Regiment
- Register No.
- 715 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 67th Regiment (register: 67th Regiment of Foot) all 67th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 21 August 1860 on this day → all of 1860 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Third China War
- London Gazette
- 13th August, 1861 on this day → all of 1861 →
- Born
- in May 1836 at Cork, Ireland. (actual date not known)
- Died
- 13th April, 1889 at Kimberley, South Africa
- Memorial / grave
- not known
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
LANE, Thomas. (reg No. 715).
Private. 67th Regiment *.
London Gazetted on 13th August, 1861.
Born in May 1836 at Cork, Ireland. (actual date not known).
Died on 13th April, 1889 at Kimberley, South Africa.
Memorial not known. On 21st August 1860, during the China Campaign of 1860, at the assault on the Taku Fort, Private Thomas Lane and Lieutenant Burslem (Reg. No. 153) for distinguished gallantry in swimming the ditches of the North Taku Fort and persevering in the attempts to enlarge an opening in the wall, during the assault and before the entrance to the fort had been effected. They both eventually entered through this opening and, in doing so, were both severely wounded.
* Royal Hampshire Regiment.
Additional information:. Private Lane's gallantry his recorded in the Gazette written by Lieutenant JW Chaplin (reg No. 201). At the end of his army service he joined the Kimberley Police. He died at the age of 52.
Alf's notes on his life
On 21st August 1860, during the China Campaign of 1860, at the assault on the Taku Fort, Private Thomas Lane and Lieutenant Burslem (Reg. No. 153) for distinguished gallantry in swimming the ditches of the North Taku Fort and persevering in the attempts to enlarge an opening in the wall, during the assault and before the entrance to the fort had been effected. They both eventually entered through this opening and, in doing so, were both severely wounded.
Additional information
Private Lane's gallantry his recorded in the Gazette written by Lieutenant JW Chaplin (reg No. 201). At the end of his army service he joined the Kimberley Police. He died at the age of 52.
* Royal Hampshire Regiment.
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