Lieutenant-Colonel A. Mackinnon
7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

One enemy tank even succeeded in getting in amongst Bn H.Q. while it was still on the move and Col. Mackinnon personally organised its destruction with a P.I.A.T. mortar. Throughout this difficult operation Col. Mackinnon displayed a very high degree of personal courage and determined leadership which were undoubtedly largely responsible for the highly satisfactory results achieved.

(D.S.O. citation, 12 April 1945)

Born on 20 February 1911 in Mersham, Kent, Angus Mackinnon was a Terriorial Army officer and businessman. After graduating from Eton College and Pembroke College, Oxford, he joined the family merchant firm in Calcutta, India. He mobilized with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1939 and served with the 8th Battalion during the Battle of France in June 1940. He earned the Military Cross, showing “complete disregard for danger and led his patrol with skill and daring.”

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