William Angus
Lance-Corporal, 8th Battalion The Highland Light Infantry
- Register No.
- 33 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Corporal (register: Lance Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
- Unit
- 8th Battalion The Highland Light Infantry all Highland Light Infantry VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 June 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 29th June 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 28th February 1888 at Armadale, Linlithgow, West Lothian,
- Died
- 14th June 1959 at Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- Wilton Cemetery, Carluke, Scotland
- Medal held by
- the National War Museum Of Scotland
Digest of citation
On 12th June 1915 at Givenchy, France, Lance Corporal Angus 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
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ANGUS, William (Reg. No. 33)
Lance-Corporal 8th Battalion The Highland Light Infantry.
London Gazetted on 29th June 1915 VC Medal's Custodian is the National War Museum Of Scotland.
Born on 28th February 1888 at Armadale, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
Died on 14th June 1959 at Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Memorial at Wilton Cemetery, Carluke, Scotland.
Digest of Citation reads: On 12th June 1915 at Givenchy, France, Lance Corporal Angus 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.
Scotland.
Visit the grave or memorial
Alf recorded the memorial as: Wilton Cemetery, Carluke, Scotland
Map links open a search for the place name Alf recorded; please check opening times and exact locations before travelling. Many VC graves have since been restored by the Victoria Cross Trust.
Research this recipient further
Would you like to honour William Angus by sponsoring this page from £1 a month — in memory of someone, in your own name or for your company? Sponsor this page.