George Allen Maling
Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 12th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade
- Register No.
- 828 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 12th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade all Royal Army Medical Corps VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 September 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 18th November, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 6th October 1888 at Sunderland, County Durham
- Died
- 9th July 1929 at Lee, London
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
During the heavy fighting near Fauquissart on the 25th September 1915, Lieutenant Maling worked continually with unceasing energy from 6:30am on the 25th September until 8am the following day. He collected and treated more than 300 wounded, all the time under heavy shell fire and in the open. At around 11am on the 25th September he was thrown down and stunned by the detonation of a large high explosive shell. This explosion wounded his assistant and killed several of the patients. Soon after the explosion of a second shell covered him and his instruments with debris. He continued alone with great zeal and courage
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MALING, George Allen. (reg No. 828).
Lieutenant. Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 12th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade. * London Gazetted 18th November, 1915.
Born on 6th October 1888 at Sunderland, County Durham.
Died on 9th July 1929 at Lee, London.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: During the heavy fighting near Fauquissart on the 25th September 1915, Lieutenant Maling worked continually with unceasing energy from 6:30am on the 25th September until 8am the following day. He collected and treated more than 300 wounded, all the time under heavy shell fire and in the open. At around 11am on the 25th September he was thrown down and stunned by the detonation of a large high explosive shell. This explosion wounded his assistant and killed several of the patients. Soon after the explosion of a second shell covered him and his instruments with debris. He continued alone with great zeal and courage.
* Prince Consort's Own.
Additional information: he was the son of Edwin Allan and Maria Jane Maling. His father was a JP. He was educated at Uppingham, going on to Oxford and then to St Thomas's Hospital where he obtained the Degrees, M A; M B; B Ch. Oxon; MRCS; and LRCP. In 1918 he was mentioned in Despatches and promoted to Captain On 5th May he married Daisy Wolmer of Winnipeg, Canada. When asked comment on his action that won the Victoria Cross, he modestly said that he had nothing to add.
Additional information
he was the son of Edwin Allan and Maria Jane Maling. His father was a JP. He was educated at Uppingham, going on to Oxford and then to St Thomas's Hospital where he obtained the Degrees, M A; M B; B Ch. Oxon; MRCS; and LRCP. In 1918 he was mentioned in Despatches and promoted to Captain On 5th May he married Daisy Wolmer of Winnipeg, Canada. When asked comment on his action that won the Victoria Cross, he modestly said that he had nothing to add.
* Prince Consort's Own.
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