"Major General Sir Charles John Melliss VC, KCB, KCMG (12 September 1862 \u2013 6 June 1936) was a British military officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Melliss was a 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. A staff officer in the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I, he was captured after the Siege of Kut."@en . . . "Sir Charles John Melliss"@en . "1936Z"^^ . . . "1936-06-06Z"^^ . . . . . . "1862-09-12Z"^^ . "Melliss, Charles John"@en . . . . "1862Z"^^ . . "Recipient of the Victoria Cross" . .