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DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, ANGUS FALCONER
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, ANGUS FALCONER
Date Of Birth
20 Aug 1863
Age
52
Birth Place
Brighton, Sussex
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
1915
Date Of Death
1915
Fate
Killed in action
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Commander 6th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Joined The Cameron Highlanders in 1884. Reserve of Officers. Son of the late Major-General Octavius Douglas-Hamilton; husband of Anna W MacKenzie Douglas-Hamilton, of Ord, Forest Hill, Muir of Ord, Ross-shire.
Rank Name
Major
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel.
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
11447 (V.C.); Issue: 29371 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hill 70, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Cameron Highlanders
Battalion
6th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
Hill 70, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Cameron Highlanders
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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