Charles Melliss
Military Person
1862 – 1936
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Who was Charles Melliss?
Major General Sir Charles John Melliss VC, KCB, KCMG was a British military officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Melliss was a 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. A staff officer in the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I, he was captured after the Siege of Kut.
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