Thomas Beach
Private, 55th Regiment (later The Border Regiment)
- Register No.
- 65 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 55th Regiment (later The Border Regiment) (register: 55th Regiment of Foot) all 55th Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 November 1854 on this day → all of 1854 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- in January 1824 at Dundee, Scotland
- Died
- 24th August 1864 at Dundee, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- Eastern Necropolis, Dundee
- Medal held by
- the Sheesh Mahal Museum, Patiala, Punjab,
Digest of citation
On 5th November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea when on picuet duty, Priory Beach attacked several Russians who were robbing a Colonel who was lying wounded. He killed two of the Russian's and protected the Colonel until help arrived
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BEACH, Thomas. (Reg. No. 65).
Private 55th Regiment (later The Border Regiment).
London Gazetted on 24th February 1857.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Sheesh Mahal Museum, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Born on in January 1824 at Dundee, Scotland.
Died on 24th August 1864 at Dundee, Scotland.
Memorial at Eastern Necropolis, Dundee.
Digest of Citation reads: On 5th November 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimea when on picuet duty, Priory Beach attacked several Russians who were robbing a Colonel who was lying wounded. He killed two of the Russian's and protected the Colonel until help arrived.
India.
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