page_title: Luke O'Connor
hierarchical_section_title: Luke O'Connor
caption_attribution_description: English: Sergeant Luke O'Connor Winning the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Alma. Oil on canvas.
context_page_description: Major General Sir Luke O'Connor, VC, KCB was an Irish soldier who served in the British Army.. He was the first soldier to receive the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
context_section_description: Major General Sir Luke O'Connor, VC, KCB (20 January 1831 – 1 February 1915) was an Irish soldier who served in the British Army.. He was the first soldier to receive the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.
caption: Sergeant Luke O'Connor Winning the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Alma (1854). Oil by Louis William Desanges.
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