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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2007 4:39:23 GMT
I would love to get in contact with any relatives of Alexander Thompson VC (1858) as we are currently building our extentive family tree and would like to build it as far as possible. We are alo intersted in any information you may have on Alexander Thompson or any of his family members. We will send you our tree once we have added yours too it.
Is there anymore of us out there?
thanks
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Post by Les on May 26, 2007 8:09:50 GMT
Hi and welcome to my little home from home. I assume you are related to Thompson (or believe there to be a possible connection). Doing your family tree is great, I've managed to get back as far as the mid 1600's on one side!! (but no VC's  ) What info do you have on this chap, family etc, as rather than giving you more of what you've got, we might be able to track something extra down (but no promises). I see that you've also joined the Dutch/Engish VC forum (on which I'm a moderator). Some of the members here are also members there too. Hopefully one of us will be able to help. Les. |
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Post by Les on May 26, 2007 8:13:35 GMT
Some info on Alexander Thompson VC.........
THOMPSON, Alexander
Lance-Corporal. 42nd Regiment. *
London Gazetted on 27th May 1859.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Black Watch Regimental Museum, Perth, Scotland.
Born in 1824 at Edinburgh.
Died on 29th March 1880 at Perth, Scotland.
Memorial on grave at Wellhill Cemetery, Perth, Scotland.
Digest of Citation reads:
During the attack on Fort Ruyha, India, on 15th April 1858, Lance-Corporal Thomson, along with four men, helped Captain Cafe to bring in the body of Lieutenant Willoughby of the 4th Punjab Rifles, from the top of the glacis, all the time being in an exposed situation and under extremely heavy fire.
Additional information:. Private Spence, who was one of the men in the party, was mortally wounded and died on the 17th April, 1858. His Victoria Cross was one of several awarded posthumously on 15th January 1907. Private Cook who also aided in the recovery of the Lieutenant also won the Victoria Cross at Maylah Ghautt, India, 15th January 1859
* Black Watch.
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