Michael Allmand
Victoria Cross recipient
Died when: 20 years 307 days (250 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Michael Allmand VC (22 August 1923 – 24 June 1944) was an English Second World War recipient of 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.
Born into a Catholic family in London in 1923, Allmand attended Ampleforth College before studying history at Oxford University in 1941.He joined the British Indian Army in 1942 and was commissioned into the Indian Armoured Corps for service in the Far East.
He later volunteered to serve with the Chindits and in 1944 saw action against the Japanese during the Battle of Mogaung, during which he was killed in action at the age of 20.
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