Patrick Anthony Porteous Military person

Colonel Patrick Anthony Porteous VC (1 January 1918 – 9 October 2000) 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.

Personal facts

Patrick Anthony Porteous
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1918
Birth place
Abbottabad , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of deathOctober 09, 2000
Place of death
West Sussex , Funtington
Resting place
Funtington

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Military person

award
Victoria Cross
military operations
World War II
military unit
Royal Artillery
No. 4 Commando
service start1937
service end1970

Patrick Anthony Porteous on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/sussex.htm
  2. http://www.magicnet.net/~westham/vc07.html#Pat