William Angus

William Angus

William Angus (28 February 1888 - 14 June 1959) 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 before the war

He was born in Carluke,a small town in Lanarkshire,Scotland.After leaving school he was employed as a miner but was able to find himself a place as a professional footballer at Celtic FC in 1912.However he struggled to find himself in the starting XI and decided to join the army when the war began.

In the army

He was 27 years old, and a lance-corporal in the The Highland Light Infantry (though serving in the 8th Royal Scots), British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Rescue

On 12 June 1915 at Givenchy, France, Lance-Corporal Angus voluntarily left his trench under very heavy bomb and rifle fire and rescued a wounded officer who was lying within a few yards of the enemy's position. The lance-corporal had no chance of escaping the enemy's fire when undertaking this gallant deed, and in effecting the rescue he received about 40 wounds, some of them being very serious.

Aftermath

After the rescue he taken to a military hospital in Boulogne, where he learned of his award of the Victoria Cross. After 2 months in hospital he returned to London where he was given the Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on 30/08/1915.

Back home

After he had returned to Carluke, he was given a hero's welcome and became president of Carluke Rovers FC a position he held until his death in 1959, he lies at Wilton Cemetery, Wilton Road, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lair 36. Section O. Headstone.His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National War Museum of Scotland "(Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland)".

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 - The Western Front 1915 (Peter F. Batchelor & Christopher Matson, 1999)
*ForValour

External links

* [http://www.forvalour.com/angus/ William Angus V.C.] "(biography and photos)"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/scolanar.htm Burial location of William Angus] "Lanarkshire"
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/ccnwmsco.htm Location of William Angus's Victoria Cross] "National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh"
* [http://www.footballpoets.org/p.asp?Id=22351 William Angus poem by Mark Thomas] (Contributor to Football Poets)


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