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{{Infobox military person
|name= John Malcolmson
|image= Victoria Cross Winners- Pre 1914 Q82619.jpg
|alt=
|caption=
|nickname=
|birth_date= {{birth date|1835|02|09|df=yes}}
|birth_place= [[Inverness]], Scotland
|death_date= {{death date and age|1902|08|14|1835|02|09|df=yes}}
|death_place= [[London]], England
|placeofburial= [[Kensal Green Cemetery]]
|allegiance= United Kingdom
|branch= [[Bengal Army]]
|serviceyears=
|rank= [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]]
|unit= [[3rd Bombay Light Cavalry]]
|commands=
|battles= [[Anglo-Persian War]]<br>[[Indian Mutiny]]
|awards= [[Victoria Cross]]<br/>[[Member of the Royal Victorian Order]]
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'''John Grant Malcolmson''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|VC|MVO}} (9 February 1835 – 14 August 1902) was a [[Bengal Army]] officer and a Scottish recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

==Details==
Malcolmson was 21 years old, and a [[lieutenant]] in the [[3rd Bombay Light Cavalry]], [[Indian Army]] during the [[Anglo-Persian War|Persian War]] when the following deed took place for which he and [[Arthur Thomas Moore]] were awarded the VC.

{{quote|On 8 February 1857 at the [[Battle of Khushab]], [[Persian Empire|Persia]], the adjutant of the regiment, Lieutenant Moore was probably the first in the attack, but his horse, on leaping into the square, fell dead, crushing his rider and breaking his sword. The adjutant extricated himself and tried with his broken sword to force his way through the enemy, but he would almost certainly have lost his life had not Lieutenant Malcolmson seen his plight, fought his way to his dismounted comrade and, giving him his stirrup, carried him to safety.<ref>{{London Gazette|date=3 August 1860|issue=22409|page=2860}}</ref>}}

The following year, he took part in the [[Central Indian campaign of 1858]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]].<ref name=TTobit /> He later achieved the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]], and served in the [[Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms]].

Shortly before his death, he was invested as a Member (fourth class) of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (MVO) by King [[Edward VII]] at [[Buckingham Palace]] on 11 August 1902<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Court Circular|date=12 August 1902 |page=8 |issue=36844}}</ref> (the order was gazetted after his death<ref>{{London Gazette| issue=27467 |pages=5461–5462 |date=22 August 1902}}</ref>).

He died, suddenly, at Bramham Gardens, London, on 14 August 1902.<ref name=TTobit>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Obituaries |date=15 August 1902 |page=8 |issue=36847}}</ref> His Victoria Cross is held by the [[National Army Museum]] in Chelsea.

==See also==
*[[List of Scottish Victoria Cross recipients]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/18/early-victoria-cross-given-museum-lifetime-family-donation/ Early Victoria Cross given to museum by 'once in a lifetime' family donation] ''(The Telegraph)''
*[https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/malcolmson-vc Malcolmson VC: Hero of the Persian War] ''(National Army Museum)''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028141011/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/kensalgr.htm Location of grave and VC medal] ''(Kensal Green Cemetery)''

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[[Category:British recipients of the Victoria Cross]]
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[[Category:1902 deaths]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Anglo-Persian War]]
[[Category:Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Inverness]]
[[Category:British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
[[Category:Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms]]

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