Henry Edward Manning Douglas
Henry Edward Manning Douglas (VC, CB, CMG, DSO, Croix de Guerre avec Palme (France); Order of Red Cross, Order of Samaritan and Order of St. Sava (Serbia)) (July 11, 1875–February 14, 1939) was an English 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
He was 24 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army during the South African War (Boer War) when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 11 December 1899, at Magersfontein, South Africa, Lieutenant Douglas went out in the open and attended to wounded officers and men under intense enemy fire. He performed many similar acts of gallantry on the same day.
Further information
Born in Gillingham, Medway. Served in the First World War. He later achieved the rank of Major General. He is buried in Epsom.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum (Aldershot, England).
References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)
External links
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