Stone plaque № 42096

Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Victoria Cross. The highest decoration awarded for bravery to members of the armed forces instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856. Three residents of Kirriemuir were awarded with this medal. Private Charles Melvin VC Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Instabulat, Mesopotamia 1917. Capt. The Lord Charl

es Anthony Lyell VC (Scots Guards). Killed in action, Dj Bou Arada, Tunisia 1943. Private Richard Henry Burton VC. The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment, Monte Ceco, Italy 1944.

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