Sir William Babtie | |
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Born | Dumbarton, Scotland | 7 May 1859
Died | 11 August 1920 Knokke, Belgium | (aged 61)
Buried | Stoke Cemetery, Guildford |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1881–1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
Commands | Director General Army Medical Services |
Battles / wars | Occupation of Crete Second Boer War First World War |
Awards | Victoria 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.