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Commander Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson VC (17 September 1896 – 21 July 1975) was a British 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. Born in Kirkee, India,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Grave locations for winners of the Victoria Cross in the county of Cornwall )〕 he was 18 years old, and a Midshipman in the Royal Navy during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 25 April 1915 during the landing at V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, Midshipman Malleson and three others (William Charles Williams, George Leslie Drewry, George McKenzie Samson) of HMS ''River Clyde'' assisted the commander (Edward Unwin) of the ship at the work of securing the lighters under very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. When the other midshipman with the party had failed, through sheer exhaustion to get a line from lighter to lighter, Midshipman Malleson swam with it himself and succeeded. The line subsequently broke and he afterwards made two further unsuccessful attempts at his self-imposed task. He later achieved the rank of commander. He died at St Clement, Cornwall. His VC is on display at the Lord Ashcroft Gallery in the Imperial War Museum, London. ==References== *Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) *The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) *Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995) *VCs of the First World War - Gallipoli (Stephen Snelling, 1995) *VCs of the First World War - The Naval VCs (Stephen Snelling, 2002) 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「Wilfred St Aubyn Malleson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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