William Manley
William Manley | |
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| Born | 17 December 1831 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 16 November 1901 (aged 69) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Surgeon General |
| Unit | Royal Regiment of Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Campaigns | Crimean War
Franco-Prussian War Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Egyptian War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath Order of St John, Knight of Grace Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp New Zealand War Medal Afghanistan Medal Egypt Medal with Tel-el-Kebir clasp Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal Order of Osmanieh Turkish Crimea Medal Khedive's Star Iron Cross, 2nd Class (Prussia) Military Merit Order (Bavaria) War Commemorative Medal of 1870/71 Cross of the "Société française de secours aux blessés militaires" |
Surgeon General William George Nicholas Manley, VC CB (17 December 1831 – 16 November 1901) was a British Army officer, surgeon 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. He received awards from several other countries and is the only person to have been awarded both the VC and the Iron Cross.