Robert Mcbeath

Lance-Corporal, 1st/5th Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders

Register No.: 766 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Lance-Corporal (register: Lance Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
Unit: 1st/5th Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders all Seaforth Highlanders VCs →
Date of action: 20 November 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
Conflict / campaign: First World War
London Gazette: 11th January 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
Born: the 22nd December, 1897 at:Kinlochbervie, Laing, Sutherland,
Died: 9th October 1922 at Vancouver in Canada
Memorial / grave: not known

Digest of citation

To the west of Canbrai, France, on 20th November 1917, the advance was checked by a nest of machine guns resulting in heavy casualties. Lance-Corporal McBeath moved off alone, after volunteering to deal with this situation,: armed with a Lewis gun and a revolver. Discovering that several other machine guns were also in action, with the assistance of a tank he attacked them driving the Gunners to ground in a deep dug- out. Lance-Corporal McBeath rushed in after them shooting the first man he saw. He then forced the remainder out, capturing three officers and 30 men

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

McBEATH, Robert. (reg No. 766).

Lance-Corporal. 1st/5th Battalion. Seaforth Highlanders *.

London Gazetted on 11th January 1918.

Born on the 22nd December, 1897 at:Kinlochbervie, Laing, Sutherland, Scotland.

Died on 9th October 1922 at Vancouver in Canada.

Memorial not known.

Digest of Citation reads. To the west of Canbrai, France, on 20th November 1917, the advance was checked by a nest of machine guns resulting in heavy casualties. Lance-Corporal McBeath moved off alone, after volunteering to deal with this situation,: armed with a Lewis gun and a revolver. Discovering that several other machine guns were also in action, with the assistance of a tank he attacked them driving the Gunners to ground in a deep dug- out. Lance-Corporal McBeath rushed in after them shooting the first man he saw. He then forced the remainder out, capturing three officers and 30 men .

* Duke of Albany's Ross-shire Buffs

Scotland.

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