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Lieutenant Colonel Eric Charles Twelves Wilson VC (2 October 1912 – 23 December 2008) was an English British 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.
- 1933–1949
- Lieutenant Colonel
Name: Eric Charles Twelves WILSON; D.O.B: 2nd Oct, 1912; D.O.A: 11th Aug, 1940; D.O.D: 23rd Dec, 2008; Award: Victoria Cross; Occupation at time of action: Acting Captain, East Surrey Regiment, attached Somaliland Camel Corps; Book: The Complete History - Volume 3; Action/Grave Location. Sources & Acknowledgements
Name: Eric Charles Twelves Wilson. Conflict: Second World War. Gazetted: October 14, 1940. Service: Army. Eric Charles Twelves Wilson VC. Medal group. Place/date of birth: Sandown, Isle of Wight/October 2, 1912. Rank when awarded VC (and later highest rank): Acting Captain (later Lieutenant Colonel) Date of bravery: August 11-15, 1940.
British officer served with Somaliland Camel Corps in East Africa, 1939-1940 including actions at Battle of Tug Argan Pass, 8/1940 for which he was awarded Victoria Cross; prisoner of war in Eritrea, 1940-1941; served with Long Range Desert Group in North Africa, 1941-1942; served with 11th (Kenya) Bn King's African Rifles, 25th (East African) ...
Charles Eric Twelves Wilson was the only “posthumous” Victoria Cross recipient ever to return alive. He went on to fight in Burma, serve in the Colonial Service in East Africa until 1961, and return to Somalia in 1975 to aid famine relief.
Eric Charles Twelves Wilson (1912-2008), educated at Marlborough School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhust, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment in 1933. Wilson was seconded to the King's African Rifles in 1937 and the Somaliland Camel Corps in 1939.
22 de mar. de 2018 · Suffering from malaria and wounded, Eric Charles Twelves Wilson led the 'British Somaliland's Rorke's Drift' Wounded & Outnumbered, This WW2 Hero Defended His Position & Was Awarded the VC. World War 2. Mar 22, 2018 Greg Jackson, Guest Author. Eric Charles Twelves Wilson’s accomplishments on the field of battle are almost as impressive as his name.
