Eric Charles Twelves Wilson
Eric Charles Twelves Wilson is an English 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.
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He was 27 years old, and an Acting Captain in the The East Surrey Regiment, British Army, attd. Somaliland Camel Corps during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
From 11 August to 15 August 1940 at Observation Hill in Somaliland (now Somalia), Captain Wilson kept a machine-gun post in action in spite of being wounded and suffering from malaria. Some of his guns were blown to pieces by the enemy's field artillery fire, and he himself was taken prisoner, but was freed later when Eritrea was conquered.
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He is a living recipient. He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
The medal
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Reference
- British VCs of World War 2 (John Laffin, 1997)
- Monuments To Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
- The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
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