Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton
Scottish military officer (1863–1915); recipient of the Victoria Cross
About Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton
Lived 1863 – 1915 (aged 52). Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton was a British military personnel.
Lieutenant-Colonel Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton VC (20 August 1863 – 26 September 1915) 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.
Life Born at Brighton in 1863, he was the son of Major General Octavius Douglas-Hamilton and Katherine Macleod, and a great-great-grandson of Lt. Gen. James Douglas-Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton and 1st Duke of Brandon. Douglas-Hamilton was educated at Foster's Naval Preparatory School, and latterly at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He married Anna Watson on 1 August 1894.
He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.
The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Regimental Museum of Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), Fort George, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
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Scottish military officer (1863–1915); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton was born on 20 August 1863 in Brighton.
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Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton died on 26 September 1915 in Loos-en-Gohelle.
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Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton was a military personnel.
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