Date of Birth | 02-October-1912 | |
Place of Birth |
Sandown (Isle of Wight) |
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Nationality | United Kingdom | |
Profession | Soldier | |
Lieutenant Colonel Eric Charles Twelves Wilson VC was an English army officer and colonial administrator. He received 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. At the time of his death, he was last surviving British Army recipient of the Victoria Cross in the Second World War, and the earliest and oldest recipient. |
Awards by Eric Charles Twelves Wilson |
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Check all the awards nominated and won by Eric Charles Twelves Wilson. | ||
1940
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