Michael Allmand
Act/ Captain, Indian Armoured Corps and 6th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army
- Register No.
- 22 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Act/ Captain (register: Acting Captain) all Captains →
- Unit
- Indian Armoured Corps and 6th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army all 6th Gurkha Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 11 June 1944, 23 June 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 26th October 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Born
- 22nd August 1923 at London,
- Died
- 24th June 1944 at Pin Hmi, Burma (Killed in acton)
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- in Tuakkyan War Cemetery, Burma
- Medal held by
- VC Medal's Custodians are the Royal Gurkha Museum, Winchester
Digest of citation
On 11 June 1944 in Burma, Captain Allmand's platoon came under heavy fire when attacking the Pin Hmi Bridge, and on being halted by casualties, he charged on alone, killing three of the enemy. Inspired by his example his surviving men followed him and captured the position. Two days later, owing to heavy casualties among the officers, Captain Allmand took command of the company and successfully led his men to seize a ridge of high ground. Again on 23 June in the final assault on on the railway bridge at Mogaung, he went forward alone, but in charging an enemy machine-gun nest, was mortally wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ALLMAND Michael (Reg.No.22)
Act/Captain Indian Armoured Corps and 6th Gurkha Rifles Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 26th October 1944.
VC Medal's Custodians are the Royal Gurkha Museum, Winchester.
Born on 22nd August 1923 at London, Died on 24th June 1944 at Pin Hmi, Burma (Killed in acton)
Memorial on grave in Tuakkyan War Cemetery, Burma.
Digest of Citation reads: On 11 June 1944 in Burma, Captain Allmand's platoon came under heavy fire when attacking the Pin Hmi Bridge, and on being halted by casualties, he charged on alone, killing three of the enemy. Inspired by his example his surviving men followed him and captured the position. Two days later, owing to heavy casualties among the officers, Captain Allmand took command of the company and successfully led his men to seize a ridge of high ground. Again on 23 June in the final assault on on the railway bridge at Mogaung, he went forward alone, but in charging an enemy machine-gun nest, was mortally wounded.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: in Tuakkyan War Cemetery, Burma
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