Robert Dunsire
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Robert Dunsire (November 24, 1891 - January 30, 1916) 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.
He was 23 years old, and a Private in the 13th Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Lothian Regiment), British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
During the Battle of Loos on 26 September 1915 on Hill 70, France, Private Dunsire went out under very heavy fire and rescued a wounded man from between the firing lines. Later another man, considerably nearer the German lines, was heard shouting for help and Private Dunsire crawled out again, with complete disregard for the enemy and carried the wounded man in. Shortly afterwards the Germans attacked over this ground.
He later achieved the rank of Corporal. He was killed in action, Mazingarbe, France, on 30 January 1916.
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Scots Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.
[edit] References
- Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
- Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)
- VCs of the First World War - The Western Front 1915 (Peter F. Batchelor & Christopher Matson, 1999)
