THE VICTORIA CROSS AND CAMPAIGN MEDALS AWARDED TO MAJOR ALAN HILL-WALKER, 2ND BN, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT, HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY THE LORD ASCHROFT VC COLLECTION..
18 July 2015


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Medal entitlement of Major Alan Hill,
2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment

  • Victoria Cross
  • South Africa Medal ( 1877-79 )
    • 1 clasp:
    • "1879"
  • India Medal ( 1895-1902 )
    • 2 clasps:
    • "Punjab Frontier 1897-98" - "Tirah 1897-98"
  • King George VI Coronation Medal ( 1937 )

The Victoria Cross and campaign medals awarded to Major Alan Hill-Walker, 2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment, have been acquired by the Michael Ashcroft Trust the holding institution for the Lord Ashcroft Victoria Cross Collection. The Alan Hill-Walker VC group will be displayed in the Imperial War Museum's Lord Aschroft Gallery.


For the award of the Victoria Cross

[ London Gazette, 14 March 1882 ], 1st Boer War, Laing's Nek, Natal, South Africa, 28 January 1881, Lieutenant Alan Richard Hill, 2nd Bn, Northamptonshire Regiment.

For gallant conduct at the action of Laing's Nek on the 28th January 1881, in having after the retreat was ordered, remained behind and endeavoured to carry out of action Lieutenant Baillie, of the same Corps, who was lying on the ground severely wounded. Being unable to lift that officer into the saddle, he carried him in his arms until Lieutenant Baillie was shot dead. Lieutenant Hill then brought a wounded man out of action on his horse, after which he returned and rescued another. All these acts being performed under a heavy fire.

Alan Hill was invested with his Victoria Cross by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on the 13th May 1882.


In April 1902 Alan Hill maried Muriel Walker of Thirsk and later changed his name to Hill-Walker. He died at his home in Thirsk on the 21 April 1944 and was buried in St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Maunby, North Yorkshire.

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Iain Stewart, 18 July 2015