| George Imlach Mcintosh |
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| 1897 births | |
| mcintosh, george imlach | |
| 1968 deaths | |
| british world war i victoria cross recipients | |
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| british military personnel of world war ii | |
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DETAILS He was 20 years old, and a Private in the 1/6th Bn., The Gordon Highlanders , British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 31July 1917 at Ypres , Belgium , during the consolidation of a position, the company came under machine-gun fire at close range and Private Mclntosh immediately rushed forward under heavy fire and reaching the emplacement, threw a Mills grenade into it, killing two of the enemy and wounding a third. Subsequently entering the dug-out he found two light machine-guns which he carried back with him. His quick grasp of the situation and the rapidity with which he acted undoubtedly saved many of his comrades and enabled the consolidation to proceed unhindered by machine-gun fire. FURTHER INFORMATION George McIntosh was born in Buckie , Banffshire . McIntosh went on to join the Royal Air Force and served in World War Two . He later achieved the rank of Flight Sergeant . THE MEDAL His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Gordon Highlanders Museum ''(Aberdeen, Scotland)''. REFERENCES
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