caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
depiction of the siege of sebastopol 1842 - 1872 23px british army 64th regiment of foot cheltenham , gloucestershire 3 march 1908 -lrb- aged 82 -rrb- stranraer , scotland 90th regiment of foot regiment of foot -lrb- perthshire volunteers -rrb- 68th victoria cross crimean war 20 july 1825 cheltenham cemetery major-general the battle of sebastopol.png thomas de courcy hamilton
 thomas de courcy hamilton
thomas de courcy hamilton

major-general thomas de courcy hamilton vc -lrb- 20 july 1825 -- 3 march 1908 -rrb- was a scottish recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .
joining the british army as an ensign in the 90th regiment of foot -lrb- perthshire volunteers -rrb- in 1842 , he exchanged into the 68th regiment of foot in 1848 .
