Thomas Beach

Thomas Beach

forces.

He was approximately 25 years old, and a private in the 55th (Westmoreland) Foot, British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC:

On 5 November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea, when on picquet duty, Private Beach attacked several Russians who were robbing a colonel who was lying wounded. He killed two of the Russians and protected the colonel until help arrived.

References

*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)

External links

* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/tayside.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Tayside)"


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