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This blue commemorative plaque records: Captain George Allen Maling VC born Carlton House 1888. Royal Army Medical Corps. Attached to 12th Battalion, Rifle Brigade, as Medical Officer. Awarded the Victoria Cross, 25th September 1915, for action above and beyond the call of duty during the battle of Loos in the First World War.
Captain George Allen Maling VC was a medical officer who received the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary bravery in tending to wounded soldiers under heavy fire during the Battle of Loos in 1915. His actions exemplify the courage and selflessness of medical personnel in wartime, making him an important figure in military medical history.
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