branch death_place death_date unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
23px british army mesopotamia 15 june 1917 -lrb- aged 50 -rrb- corps of royal engineers victoria cross first mohmand campaign world war i 11 april 1867 lieutenant colonel vcthomascolcloughwatson.jpg thomas colclough watson
 thomas colclough watson
thomas colclough watson

lieutenant colonel thomas colclough watson vc -lrb- 11 april 1867 -- 15 june 1917 -rrb- was a 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 educated at the king edward vi grammar school in louth , lincolnshire .
