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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Peniston Milbanke, 10th Baronet, VC (9 October 1872 – 21 August 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Milbanke was born the son of Sir Peniston Milbanke, 9th Baronet, in London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Anglo Boer War.com )〕 In 1886 he began attendance at Harrow School, where he became a close friend of Winston Churchill. He joined the Army in 1892. Milbanke was 27 years old, and a lieutenant in the 10th Hussars, British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place near Colesberg for which he was awarded the VC: In 1914, having retired from the regular army, he became lieutenant-colonel of the Sherwood Rangers. He was killed in action at Suvla, Gallipoli, Turkey, on 21 August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.〔(CWGC entry )〕 ==The Medal== His Victoria Cross is displayed at The King's Royal Hussars Museum in Winchester, England. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sir John Milbanke, 10th Baronet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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