World War II

VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS SCOTLAND

Scottish VC recipients on these tables...
BLAKER Frank Gerald, CAMPBELL John Charles, CAMPBELL Kenneth, CAMPBELL Lorne MacLean, CRUIKSHANK John Alexander, HANNAH John, HUNTER Thomas Peck, KEYES Geoffrey Charles Tasker, LYELL The Lord Charles Anthony, MALCOLM Hugh Gordon, MIERS Anthony Cecil Caper, PORTEOUS Patrick Anthony, REID William, STOKES James, THOMPSON George.

TABLE-1 : WWII

Name Frank Gerald,
BLAKER John Charles,
CAMPBELL Kenneth,
CAMPBELL Lorne MacLean,
CAMPBELL

Rank T/Major. Acting Brigadier. Flying Officer [72446]. T/Lieutenant Colonel.

Force The Highland Light Infantry, British Army. RHA Commander 7th Armoured Division. 22 Squadron RAF Volunteer Force. 7th Bn., The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [Princess Louise's], British Army.

Age Twenty-four. Forty-eight. Twenty-three. Forty.

Campaign WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II

VC won 09 July 1944. Near Taunghi, Burma [now Myanmar]. 21 November 1941. Sidi Rezegh, Libya. 06 April 1941. Over Brest Harbour, France. 06 April 1943. Wadi Akarit, Tunisia.

London Gaz 26 September 1944. 03 February 1942. 13 March 1942. 08 June 1943.

Date of Birth 08 May 1920. Kasauli, Punjab, India. 10 January 1894. Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. 21 April 1917. Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. 22 July 1902. The Airds, Argyllshire, Scotland.

Date of Death 09 July 1944. Near Taunghi, Burma [now Myanmar]. 26 February 1942. Libya. 06 April 1941. Over Brest Harbour, France. 25 May 1991. The Airds, Argyllshire, Scotland.

Interred Buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma [now Myanmar] 20m N of Rangoon [now Yangon]. Plot V1. Row E. Grave 2. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. [Grave ref: K.171]. Brest [Kerfautras] Cemetery, France. [Plot 40 - row 1 - grave 10]. Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Location of VC Not publicly held. Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich, England. 22 Squadron, Royal Air Force. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Stirling Castle, Scotland.

Remarks Killed in the above Action. Other Decorations MC. Later achieved rank of Major General. Killed in Action in Libya. Other Decorations DSO & Bar, MC. Husband of Rosamond E. CAMPBELL of Northampton and the son of D. A. and Marion CAMPBELL. Known as [Jock] CAMPBELL. Killed in the above Action. The son of James & Jane CAMPBELL nee HIGHET of Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. At a small ceremony in his home town of Saltcoats in Ayrshire on 06 April 2000, the 59th anniversary of his death at Brest, a memorial plaque and bench were unvailed by his sister-in-law, and his 90 year old brother handed over his VC to the safekeeping of the Commanding Officer of the present day 22 Squadron. Later achieved rank of Brigadier. Other Decorations DSO & Bar, OBE, TD.

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TABLE-2 : WWII

Name John Alexander,
CRUIKSHANK John,
HANNAH Thomas Peck,
HUNTER Geoffrey Charles Tasker,
KEYES

Rank Flying Officer. Sergeant. T/Corporal. T/Lieutenant Colonel [71081].

Force 210 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve. 83 Squadron RAF. 43 Commando, Royal Marines. Royal Scots Greys [Royal Armoured Corps] 11th Scottish Commando.

Age Twenty-four. Eighteen. Twenty-one. Twenty-four.

Campaign WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II

VC won 17 - 18 July 1944. On anti-submarine patrol in the North Atlantic. 15 September 1940. Over Antwerp, Belgium. 02 April 1945. At Lake Comacchio, Italy. 17 - 18 November 1941. Beda Littoria, Libya.

London Gaz 01 September 1944. 01 October 1940. 12 June 1945. 19 June 1942.

Date of Birth 20 May 1920. Aberdeen, Scotland. 27 November 1921. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. 06 October 1923. Aldershot, Hampshire, England. 18 May 1917. Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.

Date of Death . 09 June 1947. Markfield. 03 April 1945. Argenta Gap, Italy. 18 November 1941. Libya.

Interred . St, James's Churchyard, Birstall. Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Ravenna Ferrara, Italy. Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya. [Grave ref: 7.D.5.].

Location of VC Not publicly held. RAF Museum, Hendon, England. Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, England. Not publicly held.

Remarks Later achieved rank of Flight Lieutenant. *Living VC recipient* Youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross for aerial operations. Killed in the above Action. Killed in the above Action. Other Decorations MC, Croix de Guerre [France]. The son of Admiral of the Fleet, Roger John Brownlow KEYES, GCB, KCVO, CMG, DSO, ADC. 1st Baron KEYES and of Lady KEYES nee BOWLBY of Buckingham.

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TABLE-3 : WWII

Name Charles Anthony, The Lord
LYELL Hugh Gordon,
MALCOLM Anthony Cecil Caper,
MIERS Patrick Anthony,
PORTEOUS

Rank T/Captain [57781]. Wing Commander [33322]. Commander. T/Captain.

Force 1st Bn., Scots Guards, British Army. 18 Squadron RAF. Royal Navy. Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army, serving with No 4 Commando in the Dieppe raid.

Age Twenty-nine. Twenty-six. Thirty-five. Twenty-four.

Campaign WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II

VC won 22 - 27 April 1943. Near Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia. Novemver - December 1942. North Africa. 04 March 1942. Corfu Harbour, North-Western Greece. 19 August 1942. At Dieppe, France.

London Gaz 12 August 1943. 28 April 1943. 07 July 1942. 02 October 1942.

Date of Birth 14 Jun 1913. London, England. 02 May 1917. Dundee, Scotland. 11 November 1908. Inverness, Scotland. New Year's Day 1918. Abottabad, North-West Frontier, India.

Date of Death 27 April 1943. Tunisia. 04 December 1942. Near Chougui, Tunisia. 30 June 1985. Inverness, Scotland. 10 October 2000. Funtington.

Interred Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia. [Grave ref: V.H.5.]. Beja War Cemetery, Tunisia. [Grave ref: 2.E.6.]. Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness, Scotland. Funtington Churchyard.

Location of VC Not publicly held. Not publicly held. Imperial War Museum, London, England. Not publicly held.

Remarks 2nd Baron of Kinnordy. The son of the Hon. C. H. LYELL, MP and of the Hon. Mrs LYELL nee WATNEY. Husband of Lady LYELL nee TRAFFORD of Kinnordy, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Killed in the above Action over enemy fighter airfield near Chougui, Tunisia on 4 December 1942. The son of Kenneth Sinclair MALCOLM & Marjorie MALCOLM and husband of Helen Catherine MALCOLM nee DON SWAN of Worth, Sussex, England. Later became Sir Anthony and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral. Other Decorations KBE, CB, DSO & Bar. Son of Brigadier-General C McL Porteous of the 9th Gurkhas. Grew up in India but was educated at Wellington and then at Woolwich. Later achieved rank of Colonel. Married in 1943 to Lois ROOME the daughter of Major General ROOME. [A son and daughter]. He married secondly, in 1955, to Deidre KING [three daughters].

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TABLE-4 : WWII

Name William,
REID James,
STOKES George,
THOMPSON ,
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Rank A/Flight Lieutenant. Private [1592376]. Flight Sergeant [1370700]. .

Force 61 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve. 2nd Bn., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry. W.Op./Air 9 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve. .

Age Twenty-one. Thirty. Twenty-four. .

Campaign WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR II .

VC won 03 November 1943. On the way to Dusseldorf, Germany. 01 March 1945. During an attack on Kervernhelm, Rhineland, Germany. 01 January 1945. In an attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany. .

London Gaz 14 December 1943. 13 April 1945. 16 February 1945. .

Date of Birth 21 December 1921. Baillieston District of Glasgow, Scotland. 06 February 1915. Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 23 October 1920. Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland. .

Date of Death 28 November 2001. Died at his home in Crieff, Scotland aged 79. 01 March 1945. Germany. 23 January 1945. Brussels Hospital. .

Interred St. Andrew & St. Michael's Churchyard, Crieff, Scotland. Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. [Grave ref: 62.E.14.]. Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. [Grave ref: X.27.45.]. .

Location of VC Not publicly held. Not publicly held. National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. .

Remarks 3rd son of William REID a 2nd generation Blacksmith. Married 1952 to Violet Campbell GALLAGHER. Survived by his wife, son Graeme and daughter Susan. Killed in the above Action. Rhineland, Germany. Formerly worked in a grocery shop. Died of injuries [Tues 23 Jan 1945, Brussels Hospital] received during an attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany. The son of James & Jessie THOMPSON of Glencraig, Fife, Scotland. Plaque of memory in Kinross Infant School. .

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Name	Frank Gerald, BLAKER	John Charles, CAMPBELL	Kenneth, CAMPBELL	Lorne MacLean, CAMPBELL
Rank	T/Major.	Acting Brigadier.	Flying Officer [72446].	T/Lieutenant Colonel.
Force	The Highland Light Infantry, British Army.	RHA Commander 7th Armoured Division.	22 Squadron RAF Volunteer Force.	7th Bn., The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders [Princess Louise's], British Army.
Age	Twenty-four.	Forty-eight.	Twenty-three.	Forty.
Campaign	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II
VC won	09 July 1944. Near Taunghi, Burma [now Myanmar].	21 November 1941. Sidi Rezegh, Libya.	06 April 1941. Over Brest Harbour, France.	06 April 1943. Wadi Akarit, Tunisia.
London Gaz	26 September 1944.	03 February 1942.	13 March 1942.	08 June 1943.
Date of Birth	08 May 1920. Kasauli, Punjab, India.	10 January 1894. Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.	21 April 1917. Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland.	22 July 1902. The Airds, Argyllshire, Scotland.
Date of Death	09 July 1944. Near Taunghi, Burma [now Myanmar].	26 February 1942. Libya.	06 April 1941. Over Brest Harbour, France.	25 May 1991. The Airds, Argyllshire, Scotland.
Interred	Buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma [now Myanmar] 20m N of Rangoon [now Yangon]. Plot V1. Row E. Grave 2.	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. [Grave ref: K.171].	Brest [Kerfautras] Cemetery, France. [Plot 40 - row 1 - grave 10].	Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Location of VC	Not publicly held.	Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich, England.	22 Squadron, Royal Air Force.	The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Museum, Stirling Castle, Scotland.
Remarks	Killed in the above Action. Other Decorations MC.	Later achieved rank of Major General. Killed in Action in Libya. Other Decorations DSO & Bar, MC. Husband of Rosamond E. CAMPBELL of Northampton and the son of D. A. and Marion CAMPBELL. Known as [Jock] CAMPBELL.	Killed in the above Action. The son of James & Jane CAMPBELL nee HIGHET of Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. At a small ceremony in his home town of Saltcoats in Ayrshire on 06 April 2000, the 59th anniversary of his death at Brest, a memorial plaque and bench were unvailed by his sister-in-law, and his 90 year old brother handed over his VC to the safekeeping of the Commanding Officer of the present day 22 Squadron.	Later achieved rank of Brigadier. Other Decorations DSO & Bar, OBE, TD.
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Name	John Alexander, CRUIKSHANK	John, HANNAH	Thomas Peck, HUNTER	Geoffrey Charles Tasker, KEYES
Rank	Flying Officer.	Sergeant.	T/Corporal.	T/Lieutenant Colonel [71081].
Force	210 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve.	83 Squadron RAF.	43 Commando, Royal Marines.	Royal Scots Greys [Royal Armoured Corps] 11th Scottish Commando.
Age	Twenty-four.	Eighteen.	Twenty-one.	Twenty-four.
Campaign	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II
VC won	17 - 18 July 1944. On anti-submarine patrol in the North Atlantic.	15 September 1940. Over Antwerp, Belgium.	02 April 1945. At Lake Comacchio, Italy.	17 - 18 November 1941. Beda Littoria, Libya.
London Gaz	01 September 1944.	01 October 1940.	12 June 1945.	19 June 1942.
Date of Birth	20 May 1920. Aberdeen, Scotland.	27 November 1921. Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.	06 October 1923. Aldershot, Hampshire, England.	18 May 1917. Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.
Date of Death	.	09 June 1947. Markfield.	03 April 1945. Argenta Gap, Italy.	18 November 1941. Libya.
Interred	.	St, James's Churchyard, Birstall.	Argenta Gap War Cemetery, Ravenna Ferrara, Italy.	Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya. [Grave ref: 7.D.5.].
Location of VC	Not publicly held.	RAF Museum, Hendon, England.	Royal Marines Museum, Southsea, England.	Not publicly held.
Remarks	Later achieved rank of Flight Lieutenant. Living VC recipient	Youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross for aerial operations.	Killed in the above Action.	Killed in the above Action. Other Decorations MC, Croix de Guerre [France]. The son of Admiral of the Fleet, Roger John Brownlow KEYES, GCB, KCVO, CMG, DSO, ADC. 1st Baron KEYES and of Lady KEYES nee BOWLBY of Buckingham.
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Name	Charles Anthony, The Lord LYELL	Hugh Gordon, MALCOLM	Anthony Cecil Caper, MIERS	Patrick Anthony, PORTEOUS
Rank	T/Captain [57781].	Wing Commander [33322].	Commander.	T/Captain.
Force	1st Bn., Scots Guards, British Army.	18 Squadron RAF.	Royal Navy.	Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army, serving with No 4 Commando in the Dieppe raid.
Age	Twenty-nine.	Twenty-six.	Thirty-five.	Twenty-four.
Campaign	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II
VC won	22 - 27 April 1943. Near Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia.	Novemver - December 1942. North Africa.	04 March 1942. Corfu Harbour, North-Western Greece.	19 August 1942. At Dieppe, France.
London Gaz	12 August 1943.	28 April 1943.	07 July 1942.	02 October 1942.
Date of Birth	14 Jun 1913. London, England.	02 May 1917. Dundee, Scotland.	11 November 1908. Inverness, Scotland.	New Year's Day 1918. Abottabad, North-West Frontier, India.
Date of Death	27 April 1943. Tunisia.	04 December 1942. Near Chougui, Tunisia.	30 June 1985. Inverness, Scotland.	10 October 2000. Funtington.
Interred	Massicault War Cemetery, Tunisia. [Grave ref: V.H.5.].	Beja War Cemetery, Tunisia. [Grave ref: 2.E.6.].	Tomnahurich Cemetery, Inverness, Scotland.	Funtington Churchyard.
Location of VC	Not publicly held.	Not publicly held.	Imperial War Museum, London, England.	Not publicly held.
Remarks	2nd Baron of Kinnordy. The son of the Hon. C. H. LYELL, MP and of the Hon. Mrs LYELL nee WATNEY. Husband of Lady LYELL nee TRAFFORD of Kinnordy, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland.	Killed in the above Action over enemy fighter airfield near Chougui, Tunisia on 4 December 1942. The son of Kenneth Sinclair MALCOLM & Marjorie MALCOLM and husband of Helen Catherine MALCOLM nee DON SWAN of Worth, Sussex, England.	Later became Sir Anthony and achieved the rank of Rear Admiral. Other Decorations KBE, CB, DSO & Bar.	Son of Brigadier-General C McL Porteous of the 9th Gurkhas. Grew up in India but was educated at Wellington and then at Woolwich. Later achieved rank of Colonel. Married in 1943 to Lois ROOME the daughter of Major General ROOME. [A son and daughter]. He married secondly, in 1955, to Deidre KING [three daughters].
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Name	William, REID	James, STOKES	George, THOMPSON	, .
Rank	A/Flight Lieutenant.	Private [1592376].	Flight Sergeant [1370700].	.
Force	61 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve.	2nd Bn., The King's Shropshire Light Infantry.	W.Op./Air 9 Squadron RAF Volunteer Reserve.	.
Age	Twenty-one.	Thirty.	Twenty-four.	.
Campaign	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	WORLD WAR II	.
VC won	03 November 1943. On the way to Dusseldorf, Germany.	01 March 1945. During an attack on Kervernhelm, Rhineland, Germany.	01 January 1945. In an attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany.	.
London Gaz	14 December 1943.	13 April 1945.	16 February 1945.	.
Date of Birth	21 December 1921. Baillieston District of Glasgow, Scotland.	06 February 1915. Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland.	23 October 1920. Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland.	.
Date of Death	28 November 2001. Died at his home in Crieff, Scotland aged 79.	01 March 1945. Germany.	23 January 1945. Brussels Hospital.	.
Interred	St. Andrew & St. Michael's Churchyard, Crieff, Scotland.	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. [Grave ref: 62.E.14.].	Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. [Grave ref: X.27.45.].	.
Location of VC	Not publicly held.	Not publicly held.	National War Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.	.
Remarks	3rd son of William REID a 2nd generation Blacksmith. Married 1952 to Violet Campbell GALLAGHER. Survived by his wife, son Graeme and daughter Susan.	Killed in the above Action. Rhineland, Germany.	Formerly worked in a grocery shop. Died of injuries [Tues 23 Jan 1945, Brussels Hospital] received during an attack on the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany. The son of James & Jessie THOMPSON of Glencraig, Fife, Scotland. Plaque of memory in Kinross Infant School.	.
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