Donald Mackintosh
Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders
- Register No.
- 803 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders all Seaforth Highlanders VCs →
- Date of action
- 11 April 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 8th June 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- 7th February 1896 at Glasgow
- Died
- in action on 11th April 1917 at Fampoux, France
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- at Browns Copse Cemetery, France
Digest of citation
Lieutenant Mackintosh, during the initial attack was shot through the right leg. Although he was crippled by this injury, he continued forward with his men and captured the trench. In the trench, and after collecting soldiers from another company, who had been deprived of their leader, he drove back an enemy counter-attack. Wounded again and unable to stand, he continued to control the situation and with only 15 men left, he gave orders for his party to be ready to advance to the final objective. With great difficulty, he managed to get out of the trench, all the time encouraging his men to advance. He was again wounded, this time fatally
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MACKINTOSH, Donald. (reg No. 803).
Lieutenant. 3rd Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders * London Gazetted on 8th June 1917.
Born on 7th February 1896 at Glasgow.
Killed in action on 11th April 1917 at Fampoux, France.
Memorial on grave at Browns Copse Cemetery, France.
Digest of Citation reads: Lieutenant Mackintosh, during the initial attack was shot through the right leg. Although he was crippled by this injury, he continued forward with his men and captured the trench. In the trench, and after collecting soldiers from another company, who had been deprived of their leader, he drove back an enemy counter-attack. Wounded again and unable to stand, he continued to control the situation and with only 15 men left, he gave orders for his party to be ready to advance to the final objective. With great difficulty, he managed to get out of the trench, all the time encouraging his men to advance. He was again wounded, this time fatally.
* Duke of Albany's or Ross-shire Buffs.
* Duke of Albany's or Ross-shire Buffs.
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