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|name =Thomas Beech |
|name =Thomas Beech |
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|born =[[24 January]] 1824 |
|born =[[24 January]] 1824 |
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|died =[[24 August]] 1864 |
|died =[[24 August]] 1864 (aged 40) |
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|rank =Private |
|rank =Private |
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|number = |
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|battalion =92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders) attached to –<br>55th Regiment of Foot (Westmorland)<ref name="vc1">[http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/tayside.htm Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross in the county of Tayside]</ref> |
|battalion =92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders) attached to –<br>55th Regiment of Foot (Westmorland)<ref name="vc1">[http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/tayside.htm Grave locations for holders of the Victoria Cross in the county of Tayside]</ref> |
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|action-date =[[5 November]] 1854 |
|action-date =[[5 November]] 1854 |
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|citation-date=[[24 February]] 1857}} |
|citation-date=[[24 February]] 1857}} |
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==Citation== |
==Citation== |
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{{quote-left}}For conspicuous gallantry in the Battle of Inkerman when on picket, in attacking several Russians who were plundering Lieutenant-Colonel Carpenter of the 41st |
{{quote-left}}For conspicuous gallantry in the Battle of Inkerman when on picket, in attacking several Russians who were plundering Lieutenant-Colonel Carpenter of the 41st Regiment who was lying wounded on the ground. He killed two of the Russians and protected Lieutenant-Colonel Carpenter until the arrival of some of the 41st Regiment.{{quote-right}} <ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/21971/pages/660 London Gazette: (Supplement) no.21971, p.660]</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |