Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private

Unit:

1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)

Awarded on:

November 24th, 1939

Citation:
"Private McColl was, on the 11 Sth September, 1939, a member of a patrol on which heavy fire was opened. Whilst the other members of the patrol left their trucks in order to take up a position from which to fight the enemy, Private McColl remained in his truck, without protection from the enemy fire, so as to operate the handle of the wireless telegraph set. He continued to operate this handle for twenty minutes, at the end of which he was wounded and the set was put out of action. He showed complete disrregard for his personal safety. "