Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby | |
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![]() Mallaby on his wedding day, 9 April 1935 | |
Born | 12 December 1899 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Died | 30 October 1945 Surabaya, Indonesia | (aged 45)
Buried | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1918–1945 |
Rank | Major General (posthumous) |
Unit | 27th Punjabis 15th Punjab Regiment |
Commands | 49th Indian Infantry Brigade |
Battles/wars | World War II Indonesian National Revolution |
Brigadier Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby CIE OBE (12 December 1899 – 30 October 1945) was a British Indian Army officer who was killed in a shootout during the Battle of Surabaya in what was then the newly proclaimed as independent Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution. At the time of his death, Mallaby was the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 49th Indian Infantry Brigade. Mallaby's death became a major event of hostilities in Surabaya surrounding Indonesian independence, triggering a retaliatory military action by the 5th Indian Infantry Division.[1]
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