David Lauder
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David Ross Lauder | |
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| Born | 31 January 1894 Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 4 June 1972 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Medal for Bravery (Serbia) |
David Ross Lauder VC (31 January 1894 – 4 June 1972) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
[edit]Lauder was 21 years old, and a private in the 1/4th Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 13 August 1915 at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, Private Lauder was with a bombing party retaking a sap when he threw a bomb which failed to clear the parapet and fell amongst the bombing party. There was no time to smother the bomb and Private Lauder at once put his foot on it, thereby localizing the explosion. His foot was blown off, but the remainder of the party escaped unhurt.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 29901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1917. p. 559.
Bibliography
[edit]- Snelling, Stephen (2012) [1995]. Gallipoli. VCs of the First World War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0752456539.
External links
[edit]- Location of grave and VC medal (Glasgow) VC held at Imperial War museum London
- Lord Ashcroft
- British Gallipoli campaign recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Royal Scots Fusiliers soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- 1894 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
- Recipients of the Medal for Bravery (Serbia)
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Scottish amputees
- Military personnel from North Lanarkshire
- Territorial Force soldiers