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	Eric Charles Twelves Wilson [1912-
		From 11 to 15 August 1940 at Observation Hill in Somaliland (now Somalia), Captain Eric Charles Twelves Wilson kept a machine-gun post in action in spite of being wounded and suffering from malaria.
		Eric Wilson personally held out to the end which he delayed for four Days.
		Born in 1912 son of Rev. Cyril Charles Clissold Wilson, Eric Charles Twelves Wilson of Long Crichel retired from the army in 1949 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and became a colonial administrator in Tanganika before retiring to a cottage at Stowell near Sherborne.
	www.thedorsetpage.com /history/vc/eric_charles_twelves_wilson.htm (144 words)

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	Eric Charles Twelves Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was 27 years old, and an Acting Captain in the The East Surrey Regiment, British Army, attd.
		From 11 August to 15 August 1940 at Observation Hill in Somaliland (now Somalia), Captain Wilson kept a machine-gun post in action in spite of being wounded and suffering from malaria.
		Some of his guns were blown to pieces by the enemy's field artillery fire, and he himself was taken prisoner, but was freed later when Eritrea was conquered.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_Charles_Twelves_Wilson (222 words)

	Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Eric Charles Twelves Wilson
		Captain Wilson was in command of machinegun posts manned by Somali soldiers in the key position of Observation Hill, a defended post in the defensive organisation of the Tug Argan Gap in British Somaliland.
		Captain Wilson and Somali gunners under his command beat off the attack and opened fire on the enemy troops attacking Mill Hill, another post within his range.
		On 15th August two of his machine-gun posts were blown to pieces, yet Captain Wilson, now suffering from malaria in addition to his wounds, still kept his own post in action.
	www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk /vc/vc17.html (314 words)

	Eric Charles Twelves Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eric Charles Twelves Wilson (born 1913) is an English 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.
		Somaliland Camel Corps during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
		Captain E.C. Wilson in The Art of War exhibition at the UK National Archives
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_Charles_Twelves_Wilson (222 words)

	The National Archives \| Research, education & online exhibitions \| Exhibitions \| The Art of War \| Valour & ...
		Captain E.C.T. Wilson was in command of Machine Gun posts manned by Somali soldiers in the key position of OBSERVATION HILL, a defended post in the defensive organization of the TUG ARGAN GAP in British Somaliland.
		Captain Wilson heartened them to beat off the attack and to fire on enemy attacking MILL HILL, another post within his range.
		And scored two direct hits through the loopholes of his defences, which, bursting within the post, wounded Captain WILSON severely in the right shoulder and in the left eye, while several of his team ere wounded too.
	www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /theartofwar/popup/WO373_28_2_Wilson_transcript.htm (293 words)

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	The National Archives \| Research, education & online exhibitions \| Exhibitions \| The Art of War \| Valour & ...
		The KING has been pleased to approve of the award of The Victoria Cross to: - Lieutenant (acting Captain) Eric Charles Twelves Wilson, The East Surrey Regiment (attached Somaliland Camel Corps).
		Captain Wilson was in command of machine-gun posts manned by Somali soldiers in the key position of Observation Hill, a defended post in the defensive organisation of the Tug Argan Gap in British Somaliland.
		His guns were blown off their stands but he repaired and replaced them and, regardless of his wounds, carried on, whilst his Somali sergeant was killed beside him.
	www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /theartofwar/popup/WO373_28_Wilson_transcript.htm (269 words)

	Obituaries - 3/24/05 North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County columnists
		Wilson was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold Locke; second husband Kenneth Wilson; and stepdaughter Barbara McManus.
		She is survived by sons, Charles Reuben Holloway, M. Eric O'Bannon and Mark Edward O'Bannon; and granddaughter Alicia and Andrea.
		Dick Twelves is survived by his wife, Virginia Hale Twelves, a sister, Faun Twelves Bennion, daughter Diana Twelves, daughter Ann Coon and her husband Gary; and son Boyd Richard Twelves and his wife Ann.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/03/24/obituaries/3_23_0522_21_48.txt (2482 words)

	Eric Charles Twelves Wilson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Eric Charles Twelves Wilson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		He was 27 years old, and an Acting (The naval officer in command of a military ship) Captain in the The East Surrey Regiment, (additional info and facts about British Army) British Army, attd.
		From 11 August to 15 August 1940 at Observation Hill in (additional info and facts about Somaliland (now Somalia)) Somaliland (now Somalia), Captain Wilson kept a machine-gun post in action in spite of being wounded and suffering from malaria.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Er/Eric_Charles_Twelves_Wilson.htm (267 words)

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	15 October 1940
		London: Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Eric Charles Twelves Wilson of the East Surrey Regiment, reported killed and awarded a VC posthumously last Saturday, is alive and a prisoner of war.
		Wilson was awarded his VC, the 12th of the war, for outstanding bravery while attached to the Somaliland Camel Corps.
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		He was born at Sandown, Isle of Wight, on 2nd October 1912, the son of Rev. Cyril Charles Clissold Wilson, he was educated at Marlborough and Sandhurst.
		Lieutenant Colonel Wilson VC was commissioned into The East Surrey Regiment (now part of the PWRR) on 2nd February 1933, he was seconded to The King’s African Rifles in 1937 and then to The Somaliland Camel Corps in 1939.
		He retired from the Army in 1949 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and became a colonial administrator in Tanganika before retiring to Dorset.
	www.operations.mod.uk /telic/ophons05/wilson.htm (442 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 3421
		Harriet Julia Morforwyn Hinde was the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Charles Thomas Edward Hinde.
		She married, firstly, Lt.-Col. Eric Twelves Wilson, V.C., son of Cyril Charles Clissold Wilson, on 1 May 1943.
		Lt.-Col. Eric Twelves Wilson, V.C. is the son of Cyril Charles Clissold Wilson.
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