Charles Melvin | |
Birth Date: | 2 May 1885 |
Death Date: | 17 July 1941 (aged 56) |
Birth Place: | Craig, Angus, Scotland |
Death Place: | Kirriemuir, Angus |
Nickname: | Chay Melvin |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Serviceyears: | 4 April 1907 – 15 April 1919 (12 years & 12 days) |
Rank: | Private |
Branch: | British Army |
Unit: | 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Relations: | Brother of Private James Melvin (Black Watch) and Private David Melvin (Scottish Horse). |
Charles Melvin VC (2 May 1885 – 17 July 1941) was a Scottish 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.
Private Melvin's citation for the award of the Victoria Cross, as published in the Supplement to the London Gazette (dated 26 November 1917), states:
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Black Watch Museum (Perth, Scotland). Melvin is commemorated with a plaque on Kirriemuir Town Hall,[1] a carved flagstone in Kirriemuir's Cumberland Close, and a street called Charles Melvin Gardens, also in Kirriemuir.