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Auction: 1005 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 250

Miniature Awards: The V.C. Group of Four Attributed to Sergeant A. Thompson, 42nd Foot Victoria Cross; Crimea 1854-56, three clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol; Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Lucknow; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, about extremely fine, together with a photographic image of the recipient (4) Estimate £ 140-180 V.C. London Gazette 27.5.1859 Lance-Corporal Alexander Thompson, 42nd Regiment Date of Act of Bravery, 15th April, 1858 ´For daring gallantry, on the 15th April, 1858, when at the attack of the Fort of Ruhya, in having volunteered to assist Captain Groves, Commanding the 4th Punjab Rifles, in bringing in the body of Lieutenant Willoughby, of that Corps, from the top of the Glacis, in a most exposed situation, under a heavy fire.´ Sergeant Alexander Thompson, V.C. (1824-80) served with the 42nd Foot (the Black Watch) during the Crimean War, and present at the Battles of Alma and Balaklava, and the Siege of Sebastopol; served during the Indian Mutiny, where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for the attack on the Fort of Ruhya, 15.4.1858, one of four V.C.s awarded to the Regiment for this action; later promoted Sergeant. Sergeant Thompson´s full size Victoria Cross and Campaign Medals are held by the Black Watch Regimental Museum, Perth.

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