Lt Col Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton, VC^[1]

1863 - 1915  (52 years)

• 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	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Mother	Katherine Augusta Westenra Macleod   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F77694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S1690] .