John Allan Maling
Soldier of the British Army during the Second World War
About John Allan Maling
Lived 1920 – 2012 (aged 92). John Allan Maling was a military personnel.
John Allan Maling MC (13 February 1920 – 16 December 2012) was a British Army officer during the Second World War who won the Military Cross for his action in Algeria. Ordered to defend a strategically important road junction, Maling and his platoon destroyed a number of German tanks and killed 40-50 of the enemy at a cost of only one casualty on their side. After the war he trained as a doctor at St Thomas's Hospital, and then worked as a general practitioner in Tunbridge Wells.
He was the son of George Allan Maling, VC.
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Who was John Allan Maling?
soldier of the British Army during the Second World War (1920-2012)
When was John Allan Maling born?
John Allan Maling was born on 13 February 1920.
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John Allan Maling died on 16 December 2012.
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John Allan Maling was a military personnel.
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