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

[2] Initially a member of the British Army,[2] he travelled to Croatia in 1991 and joined as a volunteer with the Croatian Defence Forces.

[3] 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.

[4] Tomislav Kraulić (his other nickname which would be Croatian version of Thomas Crowley) was shy and rarely talked about himself.

In his request for Croatian citizenship he wrote: "I came to Croatia to fight for its freedom.