Private James Davis VC - 42nd Regiment ( The Black Watch )




The Black Watch Regimental Museum
( The Royal Highland Regiment )

Balhousie Castle
Hay Street
Perth
PH1 5HR



The following Victoria Crosses are held by The Black Watch Museum
Rank First Name Last Name The Black Watch Museum
Indian Mutiny ( 1857 - 1858 )
Major Francis Edward FARQUHARSON 42nd Regiment ( The Black Watch )
Private Edward SPENCE 42nd Regiment ( The Black Watch )
Sergeant Alexander THOMPSON 42nd Regiment ( The Black Watch )
Egypt ( 1882 - 1889 )
Private Thomas EDWARDS The Royal Highlanders ( The Black Watch )
First World War ( 1914 - 1918 )
Sergeant David FINLAY 2nd Bn, The Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )
Private Charles MELVIN 2nd Bn, The Black Watch ( Royal Highlanders )


Location of other Black Watch VCs
Rank First Name Last Name Location
Private Walter COOK Not publicly held
Private James DAVIS Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum
Brigadier General Lewis Pugh EVANS Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum
Sergeant Major William GARDNER Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum
Sergeant Samuel MCGAW Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum
Private Duncan MILLAR National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Sergeant John RIPLEY VC believed lost in the United States
Major John SIMPSON Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles
Sergeant William SPEAKMAN National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

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10 August 2003