branch relations death_place death_date birth_place unit awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
united kingdom james dalgleish pollock vc -lrb- second cousin -rrb- eastbourne , east sussex 15 february 1967 -lrb- aged 75 -rrb- tillicoultry , clackmannanshire the ordnance corps cameronians royal engineers army education corps indian army victoria cross world war i 25 december 1891 eastbourne crematorium colonel vcjameslennoxdawson.jpg james lennox dawson
 james lennox dawson
james lennox dawson

colonel james lennox dawson vc -lrb- 25 december 1891 -- 15 february 1967 -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 .
dawson enlisted into the 5th cameronians in november 1914 , but transferred to the royal engineers in march 1915 .
