Thomas Crowley (soldier)

Thomas Crowley (14 February 1949 – 10 June 1995) was an Irishman who fought in the Croatian War of Independence.[1]

Initially a member of the British Armed Forces,[1] he travelled to Croatia in 1991 and joined as a volunteer with the Croatian Defence Forces.[2] He was assigned to the Ante Paradžik First Battalion, and participated as a commando in battles at Dubrovnik, Livno, Mostar, Popovo Polje, Operation Maslenica, and the liberation of Skabrnje. He was wounded at Zemunik.

In 1994 he led a training camp for the 114th brigade which trained more than 2,000 soldiers.[3] He was killed in action near Dubrovnik in 1995 and is buried near Split.[4] Upon his death he held the rank of Major in the Croatian Defence Forces and in 2012 was posthumously awarded the Croatian Order of Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan.[5][6]

References
  1. "Prije 21 godinu Irac Thomas Crowley život je dao za Hrvatsku". hrt.hr (in Croatian). Hrvatska radiotelevizija. 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. "Thomas Crowley – Hrabro srce umrlo za Hrvatsku". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. ""Irish Braveheart" Thomas Crowley posthumously awarded Croatian Medal of Honour". inavukic.com. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. "Grabar-Kitarović prisjetila se Irca koji je poginuo za Hrvatsku: 'Mi smo dvije prijateljske zemlje'". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). Večernji list. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. "Thomas Crowley 1949-1995 profile". croatia.org. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. "Vidio je snimku kako tenk gazi fiću i došao braniti Hrvatsku". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 24sata. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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