- John McAulay
John McAulay VC, DCM (
27 December ,1888 -14 January 1956 ) was a Scottish recipient of theVictoria Cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.Details
He was 28 years old, and a
sergeant in the 1st Battalion,Scots Guards ,British Army during theFirst World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.On
27 November 1917 atFontaine Notre Dame ,France , when all his officers had become casualties, Sergeant McAulay assumed command of the company and under shell and machine-gun fire successfully held and consolidated the objectives gained. He reorganised the company and noticing a counter-attack developing, repulsed it by the skilful and bold use of machine-guns, causing heavy enemy casualties. The sergeant also carried his company commander, who was mortally wounded, to a place of safety.After the war he resumed his career in the police force in Glasgow rising to the rank of inspector before retiring in 1948. [ [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10042722 Find a grave profile] ]
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at
The Guards Regimental Headquarters (Scots Guards RHQ) "(London, England)".References
*
Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)External links
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/glasgow.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Glasgow)"
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/bbphoto.htm News Item] "(photo)"
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