William Babtie

Sir William Babtie
Born(1859-05-07)7 May 1859
Dumbarton, Scotland
Died11 August 1920(1920-08-11) (aged 61)
Knokke, Belgium
Buried
Stoke Cemetery, Guildford
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1881–1919
RankLieutenant General
UnitRoyal Army Medical Corps
CommandsDirector General Army Medical Services
Battles / warsOccupation of Crete
Second Boer War
First World War
AwardsVictoria Cross
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Mentioned in Despatches

Lieutenant General Sir William Babtie, VC, KCB, KCMG (7 May 1859 – 11 September 1920) was a British Army officer, a physician and a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth armed forces. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Army Medical Services Museum in Aldershot.