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'''John Brown Hamilton''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (26 August 1896 - 18 July 1973) was a |
'''John Brown Hamilton''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (26 August 1896 - 18 July 1973) was a [[British]] recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy". |
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==Biography== |
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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]]: |
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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==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]], Scotland) 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) |
*[[Scotland's Forgotten Valour]] (Graham Ross, 1995) |
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*[[VCs of the First World War - Passchendaele 1917]] (Stephen Snelling, 1998) |
*[[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)'' |
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/glasgow.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Glasgow)'' |
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10756287 Find-A-Grave profile for John Brown Hamilton] |
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10756287 Find-A-Grave profile for John Brown Hamilton] |
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Revision as of 12:56, 18 September 2010
John Brown Hamilton VC (26 August 1896 - 18 July 1973) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy".
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 bondoliers 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.
Post war
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 WW2 he was in hospital and missed mobilisation, and luckily 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. He died at the age of 77.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland) having been delivered there by his daughter and grandson.
References
- 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)