branch death_date death_place birth_place unit awards honorific_suffix battles birth_date rank image article_title name
united kingdom united kingdom 19 february 1970 crieff , perthshire comrie , perthshire the royal scots fusiliers 30px victoria cross vc world war i world war ii 5 march 1896 wing commander john manson craig vc.jpg john manson craig
 john manson craig
john manson craig

john manson craig -lrb- 5 march 1896 -- 19 february 1970 -rrb- 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 .
craig was 21 years old , and a second lieutenant in the 1/4th battalion , the royal scots fusiliers , british army , attached to 1/5th battalion during the first world war when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the vc .
on 5 june 1917 in egypt , an advanced post having been rushed by the enemy , second lieutenant craig immediately organised a rescue party and after tracking the enemy back to his trenches , set his party to work removing the dead and wounded under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire .
an nco was wounded and a medical officer who went to his aid was also wounded .
second lieutenant craig went out at once and got the nco under cover , but while taking the medical officer to shelter was himself wounded .
nevertheless the rescue was effected , and he then scooped cover for the wounded , thus saving their lives .
he served in world war ii in the royal air force .
