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General Sir Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday (14 May 1870 – 9 March 1966) was a Royal Marine officer and 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. ==Details== Halliday was 30 years old, and a captain in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Marines during the Boxer Rebellion in China when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 24 June 1900 at Peking, China, an attack was made on the British Legation by the Boxers who set fire to the stables and occupied some of the other buildings. It being imperative to drive the enemy out, a hole was knocked in the Legation wall and 20 men of the RMLI went in. Captain Halliday, leading a party of six men, was involved in desperate fighting and was severely wounded but despite his injuries, he killed four of the enemy. Finally, unable to carry on any further, he ordered his men to go on without him, after which he returned to the legation alone, telling his men 'carry on and not mind him', so as not to diminish the number of men engaged in the sortie. He walked 100 yards unaided to the hospital although his shoulder was half blown out and his left lung punctured. His citation reads: He was promoted to brevet major for his part in the legation's defence, and returned to the United Kingdom to receive the VC from King Edward during an investiture at Marlborough House 25 July 1901. 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「Lewis Halliday」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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