Charles Melliss
Sir Charles Melliss | |
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| Born | 12 September 1862 Mhow, British India |
| Died | 6 June 1936 (aged 73) Brockenhurst, Kent, England |
| Buried | St. Peter's Churchyard, Frimley, Surrey |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Service years | 1882–1920 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Indian Staff Corps |
| Commands | 53rd Sikhs (1906–1910) |
| Conflicts | Tirah Campaign War of the Golden Stool First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar Croix de guerre (France) |
Major-General Sir Charles John Melliss, VC, KCB, KCMG (12 September 1862 – 6 June 1936) was a British Indian Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest 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 the First World War, he was captured after the Siege of Kut.