1863 - 1915 (52 years)
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Name |
Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton |
Prefix |
Lt Col |
Suffix |
VC |
Birth |
20 Aug 1863 |
Brighton |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
26 Sep 1915 |
Loos, France |
Person ID |
I9433 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- On 25/26 September 1915 during operations on Hill 70 at the Battle of Loos, France, Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas-Hamilton, when the battalions on his right and left had retired, rallied his own battalion again and again and led his men forward four times. The last time he led all that remained, about 50 men, in a most gallant manner, and was killed at their head. It was due to his bravery, and splendid leadership that the line at this point was able to check the enemy's advance
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