Hugh McIver

Hugh McIver
Born	(1890-06-21)21 June 1890 Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
Died	2 September 1918(1918-09-02) (aged 28) Courcelles, France
Buried	Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Royal Scots
Battles / wars	World War I †
Awards	Victoria Cross Military Medal & Bar

Hugh McIver VC MM & Bar (21 June 1890 – 2 September 1918) 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 28 years old, and a private in the 2nd 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.

On 23 August 1918 east of Courcelle-le Compte, France, Private McIver was employed as a company-runner and under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire carried messages regardless of his own safety. Single-handed he pursued an enemy scout into a machine-gun post and having killed six of the garrison, captured 20 prisoners and two machine-guns. Later he succeeded, at great personal risk, in stopping the fire of a British tank which was directed in error against our own troops. He was killed in action 10 days later^[1] near Courcelles, France, on 2 September 1918.^[2]

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Royal Scots Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland.

Born in Linwood, Renfrewshire, he spent much of his life in Newton (Cambuslang) and is commemorated in both towns.^[3]^[4] In 2015, Kier Homes named a street in their Hawkhead Village development in Paisley, Hugh McIver Avenue, in memory of him.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "No. 31012". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1918. p. 13473.
^ CWGC entry
^ Cambuslang Victoria Cross heroes will be remembered, Edel Kenealy, Daily Record, 20 June 2017
^ Touching tribute to brave Linwood soldier 100 years on from his Victoria Cross honour, Kenneth Speirs, Daily Record, 24 August 2018

Bibliography

Gliddon, Gerald (2014) [2002]. Road to Victory 1918. VCs of the First World War. The History Press. ISBN 978-0750953610.
Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)

Royal Regiment of Scotland

Battalions

Current	RHF (2 Scots) BW (3 Scots) Hldrs (4 Scots) 52 Lowland (6 Scots) 51 Highland (7 Scots)
Former	RSB (1 Scots) ASH (5 Scots)

Predecessors

1st generation	Royal Scots (1633–2006) 42nd Regiment of Foot ( 1661–1881) Royal Scots Fusiliers (1678–1959) King's Own Scottish Borderers (1689–2006) 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot (1756–1881) 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (1758–1881) 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1759–1881) 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (1787–1881) 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot (1787–1881) 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders (1788–1881) Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (1793–1961) 78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1793–1881) 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1794–1881) 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot (1799–1881)
2nd generation	Highland Light Infantry (1881–1959) Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (1881–2006) Seaforth Highlanders (1881–1961) Gordon Highlanders (1881–1994) Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1881–2006)
3rd generation	Royal Highland Fusiliers (1959–2006) Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) (1961–1994) Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) (1994–2006)

Victoria Cross
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