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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= Alexander Wright<br />
|image= The Battle of Sebastopol.png<br />
|image_size= 275<br />
|caption= Depiction of the Siege of Sebastopol<br />
|birth_date= 1826<br />
|death_date= 28 July {{death year and age|1858|1826}}<br />
|birth_place= [[Ballymena]], [[County Antrim]], Ireland<br />
|death_place= [[Calcutta]], India<br />
|placeofburial= <br />
|nickname= <br />
|allegiance= United Kingdom<br />
|branch= [[British Army]]<br />
|serviceyears=<br />
|rank= [[Private (rank)|Private]]<br />
|unit= [[77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot]]<br />
|commands= <br />
|battles= [[Crimean War]]<br/>[[Indian Mutiny]]<br />
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br />
|laterwork= <br />
}}<br />
'''Alexander Wright''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1826 – 28 July 1858) was a [[British Army]] soldier and an Irish recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.<br />
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==Background==<br />
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Alexander Wright was born in [[Ballymena]], in what is now Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Queen's Regiment Victoria Cross Awards |url=http://queensregimentalassociation.org/vc-awards.html# |website=queensregimentalassociation.org |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Dictionary of Ulster Biography |url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1974 |website=newulsterbiography.co.uk |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Details==<br />
He was about 29 years old, and a [[Private (rank)|private]] in the [[77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot]] (later [[The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)]]), British Army during the [[Crimean War]] when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.<br />
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On 22 March 1855 at the [[Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)|Siege of Sebastopol]], in the [[Crimean Peninsula]], Private Wright distinguished himself in repelling a sortie. On 19 April he showed great bravery at the taking of the Russian Rifle Pits and was particularly noticed for the encouragement he gave the other men while holding the Pits under very heavy fire; he was wounded in this action. He again showed great courage on 30 August 1855, and throughout the war.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=21971 |date=24 February 1857 |page=661 }}</ref><br />
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It is unclear whether Wright ever received his medal, as his regiment had deployed to help quell the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. He was killed in action on 28 July 1858 during intense fighting in Calcutta. His body was not recovered and he has no known grave.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Wright VC |url=http://vconline.org.uk/alexander-wright-vc/4588580650 |website=vconline.org.uk |accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)]] Museum in [[Dover Castle]], England.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brazier |first1=Kevin |title=The Complete Victoria Cross: A Full Chronological Record of All Holders of Britain's Highest Award for Gallantry |date=2015 |publisher=Casemate Publishers |isbn=978-1-4738-7206-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vrLNDwAAQBAJ&q=alexander+wright+vc&pg=PA1 |accessdate=23 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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===Sources===<br />
* [http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ballymena-heritage/Private-Alexander-Wright--Ballymena.3194030.jp Profile]<br />
*''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (1981, 1988 and 1997)<br />
*{{cite journal|first=Brian D. H.|last=Clarke|title=A register of awards to Irish-born officers and men|journal=[[The Irish Sword]]|volume=XVI|issue=64|pages=185–287|year=1986}}<br />
*''[[Ireland's VCs]]'' {{ISBN|1-899243-00-3}} (Dept of Economic Development, 1995)<br />
*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999)<br />
*''[[Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross]]'' (Richard Doherty & David Truesdale, 2000)<br />
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