Ghazala Posted 14 June , 2019 Share Posted 14 June , 2019 William Angus (VC) Highland Light Infantry (28 February 1888 – 14 June 1959) On 12 June 1915 at Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée, France, Lance-Corporal Angus voluntarily left his trench to rescue a wounded officer, fellow Carluke man Lieutenant James Martin, who was lying within a few yards of the enemy's position and had been injured by a mine. To do this he had to travel through 64 metres in no-man's land under heavy bomb and rifle fire, and received about 40 wounds, some of them being very serious, including the loss of his left eye. His commanding officer said there had been no braver deed in the history of the British Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 14 June , 2019 Admin Share Posted 14 June , 2019 A brave man indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 14 June , 2019 Share Posted 14 June , 2019 An incredible act of courage. I looked into this a bit a while back. His service record is available Click Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipman Posted 14 June , 2019 Share Posted 14 June , 2019 Some nice footage of him with Lieutenant James Martin, the man he saved. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemesis Posted 15 June , 2019 Share Posted 15 June , 2019 Awesome. I saw his photo in a VC Winners book. Great to see the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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