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{{Short description|Scottish Victoria Cross recipient (1896-1973)}} |
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| ⚫ | '''John Brown Hamilton''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] ( |
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|name=John Brown Hamilton |
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|death_date={{Death date and age|1973|7|18|1896|8|26|df=yes}} |
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|birth_place=[[Dumbarton]], [[West Dunbartonshire]] |
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|death_place=[[East Kilbride]], [[South Lanarkshire]] |
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| ⚫ | '''John Brown Hamilton''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (26 August 1896 – 18 July 1973) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. |
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==Victoria Cross== |
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He was 21 years old, and |
He was 21 years old, and a [[lance-corporal]] in the 1/9th ([[Glasgow Highlanders]]) Battalion, [[The Highland Light Infantry]], [[British Army]] during the [[World War I|First World War]], and was awarded the Victoria Cross foe his actions during the [[Battle of Passchendaele]]: |
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On 25/26 September 1917 north of the Ypres-Menin Road, [[Belgium]], great difficulty was experienced in keeping the front and support line supplied with small arm ammunition, owing to the intense artillery fire. At a time when this supply had reached a seriously low level, Lance-Corporal Hamilton on several occasions, on his own initiative, carried bandoliers of ammunition through the enemy's belts of fire and then, in full view of their snipers and machine-guns which were lying out in the front of our line at close range, he distributed the ammunition.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=30400 |supp=y |page=12330|date=23 November 1917 }}</ref> |
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==Post war== |
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He later achieved the rank of [[sergeant]]. Between the two World Wars he remained an active reserve and Territorial Army member. At the outbreak of |
He later achieved the rank of [[sergeant]]. Between the two World Wars he remained an active reserve and Territorial Army member. At the outbreak of [[World War II]] he was in hospital and missed mobilisation, and so missed his unit being captured at St Valerie in the defence of Dunkirk. He eventually was promoted through the ranks and finished the war a Colonel in charge of an Italian prisoner of war camp in England.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} |
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He eventually was promoted through the ranks and finished the war a Colonel in charge of an Italian prisoner of war camp in England. |
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Born and educated in [[Dumbarton]], he had family links to [[Cambuslang]] and lived in the town for much of his life (he is commemorated on memorials in both towns).<ref>[https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/john-brown-hamilton-vc/ John Brown Hamilton VC], Victoria Cross Online</ref><ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/cambuslang-war-hero-honoured-town-11284398 Cambuslang war hero honoured by town 100 years on from extraordinary act of bravery], Edel Kenealy, ''Daily Record'', 4 October 2017</ref> He died at the age of 77. |
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==The medal== |
==The medal== |
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National War Museum of Scotland]] |
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the [[National War Museum of Scotland]], [[Edinburgh Castle]] having been delivered there by his daughter and grandson. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[[Monuments to Courage]] (David Harvey, 1999) |
*''[[Monuments to Courage]]'' (David Harvey, 1999) |
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*[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]] (This England, 1997) |
*''[[The Register of the Victoria Cross]]'' (This England, 1997) |
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*''Scotland's Forgotten Valour'' (Graham Ross, 1995) |
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*[[VCs of the First World War |
*''[[VCs of the First World War]]: Passchendaele 1917'' (Stephen Snelling, 1998) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/glasgow.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Glasgow)'' |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050104200733/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/glasgow.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Glasgow)'' |
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{{Royal Regiments of Scotland}} |
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10756287 Find-A-Grave profile for John Brown Hamilton] |
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[[Category:British World War I Victoria Cross |
[[Category:British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross]] |
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[[Category:British Army personnel of World War I]] |
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[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:Glasgow Highlanders soldiers]] |
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[[Category:Royal Pioneer Corps officers]] |
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[[Category:People from Dumbarton]] |
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[[Category:1896 births]] |
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[[Category:1973 deaths]] |
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[[Category:British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross]] |
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[[Category:Military personnel from West Dunbartonshire]] |
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John Brown Hamilton | |
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| Born | 26 August 1896 Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire |
| Died | 18 July 1973 (aged 76) East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Unit | Highland Light Infantry Royal Pioneer Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards |  Victoria Cross |
John Brown Hamilton VC (26 August 1896 – 18 July 1973) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Victoria Cross
[edit]He was 21 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 1/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, British Army during the First World War, and was awarded the Victoria Cross foe his actions during the Battle of Passchendaele:
On 25/26 September 1917 north of the Ypres-Menin Road, Belgium, great difficulty was experienced in keeping the front and support line supplied with small arm ammunition, owing to the intense artillery fire. At a time when this supply had reached a seriously low level, Lance-Corporal Hamilton on several occasions, on his own initiative, carried bandoliers of ammunition through the enemy's belts of fire and then, in full view of their snipers and machine-guns which were lying out in the front of our line at close range, he distributed the ammunition.[1]
Post war
[edit]He later achieved the rank of sergeant. Between the two World Wars he remained an active reserve and Territorial Army member. At the outbreak of World War II he was in hospital and missed mobilisation, and so missed his unit being captured at St Valerie in the defence of Dunkirk. He eventually was promoted through the ranks and finished the war a Colonel in charge of an Italian prisoner of war camp in England.[citation needed]
Born and educated in Dumbarton, he had family links to Cambuslang and lived in the town for much of his life (he is commemorated on memorials in both towns).[2][3] He died at the age of 77.
The medal
[edit]His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle having been delivered there by his daughter and grandson.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 30400". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 November 1917. p. 12330.
- ^ John Brown Hamilton VC, Victoria Cross Online
- ^ Cambuslang war hero honoured by town 100 years on from extraordinary act of bravery, Edel Kenealy, Daily Record, 4 October 2017
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
- VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917 (Stephen Snelling, 1998)
External links
[edit]- Location of grave and VC medal (Glasgow)
Categories:
- British World War I recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Glasgow Highlanders soldiers
- Royal Pioneer Corps officers
- People from Dumbarton
- 1896 births
- 1973 deaths
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Military personnel from West Dunbartonshire
- People from Cambuslang
- Military personnel from South Lanarkshire