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Border Regiment Museum
Cumbria's Museum of Military Life |
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| The following Victoria Crosses are held by the Border Regiment Museum | |||
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Border Regiment Museum |
| Crimean War ( 1854 - 1856 ) | |||
| Sergeant | William | COFFEY | 34th Regiment ( Border Regiment ) |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Federick Cockayne | ELTON | 55th Regiment ( Border Regiment ) |
| First World War ( 1914 - 1918 ) | |||
| Brigadier General | James | FORBES-ROBERTSON | Comd 1st Bn, Border Regiment |
| Sergeant | Edward John | MOTT * | 1st Bn, Border Regiment |
| Private | James Alexander | SMITH | 3rd Bn, ( att'd 2nd Bn ), Border Regiment |
| * official 'replacement' Victoria Cross group issued to Sergeant Edward Mott after his 'original' had been lost or stolen | |||
| what is believed to be the 'original' Victoria Cross awarded to Sergeant Edward Mott is held by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge | |||
| Location of other Border Regiment VCs | |||
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Location |
| Private | Abraham | ACTON | The Beacon, Whitehaven, Cumbria |
| Sergeant | George | RICHARDSON | Not publicly held |
| Private | John Joseph | SIMS | Not publicly held |
| Sergeant | Charles Edward | SPACKMAN | Not publicly held |
| Thomas Beach ( Gordon Highlanders ) earned his VC whilst attached to the Border Regiment during the Crimean War | |||
| Private | Thomas | BEACH | Sheesh Mahal Museum, Patiala, India |
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