▁a ▁private , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁seriously ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Sim pson ▁was ▁later ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁quarter master ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Milit ia . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁honor ary ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁Major . ▁His ▁grave ▁and ▁mem orial ▁are ▁at ▁Bal beg gie ▁Church yard , ▁St . ▁Martin ' s , ▁near ▁Per th , ▁Scotland . ▁His ▁medal ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁to ▁Cou rage ▁( David ▁Har vey , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁The ▁Register ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁( This ▁England , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁Scotland ' s ▁F org ot ten ▁Val our ▁( G raham ▁Ross , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Location ▁of ▁grave ▁and ▁V C ▁medal ▁( T ays ide ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 8 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Black ▁Watch ▁soldiers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Milit ia ▁officers ▁Category : Black ▁Watch ▁officers ▁Category : B rit ish ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁Category : Ind ian ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁Category :