Luke O'Connor

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Luke O'Connor (cricketer). For the Irish hurler, see Luke O'Connor (hurler). For the British army officer and colonial administrator, see Luke Smythe O'Connor.

Sir Luke O'Connor
Born(1831-01-20)20 January 1831
Hillstreet Aughrim, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died1 February 1915(1915-02-01) (aged 84)
Clarges Street, London, England
Buried
St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1849–1887
RankMajor general
Unit23rd Regiment of Foot
ConflictsCrimean War
Indian Mutiny
Third Anglo-Ashanti War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Order of the Medjidie (Ottoman Empire)
Medal of Military Valor (Sardinia)

Major-General Sir Luke O'Connor, VC, KCB (20 January 1831 – 1 February 1915) was a British Army officer. He was the first servicemember to receive the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy.

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