Descended from the Maling pottery family, Maling was born at Carlton House in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham (now part of Sunderland), the youngest of nine children of Edwin Allan Maling (1838–1920), a general practitioner, and his wife Maria Jane, née Hartley (1847–1932). His mother"s family originated from Scotland and had established a glassmaking business in Sunderland in the 1830s.
Maling was educated at Uppingham School and graduated with honours in natural sciences from Exeter College, Oxford.
He continued his studies at Street Thomas" Hospital, qualifying Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery in 1914, then Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons and Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac in 1915. After the initial outbreak of the First World War, Maling gained a temporary commission in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a 26-year-old Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 18 January 1915. After five months he joined the 12th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort"s Own) as their medical officer
The following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital:
On 25 September 1915 near Fauquissart, France Lieutenant Maling worked for over 24 hours with untiring energy, collecting and treating in the open, under heavy shell fire, more than 300 mentor
During the morning of the 25th he was temporarily stunned by the bursting of a large high-explosive shell which wounded his only assistant and killed several of his patients. A second shell covered him and his instruments with debris, but he continued his gallant work single-handed.
Maling was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Captain in 1916. He then returned to the United Kingdom and served in the Military Hospital in Grantham.
He later joined the 34th Field Ambulance of the 11th (Northern) Division and served again in France for two years.
On 5 May 1917, Maling married Daisy Mabel Wolmer (1891–1973), originally from Winnipeg, at Sutton, Surrey and they had four children:
John Allan Military Cross (1920–2013), served in the Second World War and also became a doctor. Married Daphne Judith ("Judy") Haines in 1952 and had issue. Phyllis Mary (1922–2008), married Richard David Mortlock (1923–1976) and had issue.
Edwin Lambton (1922–1941), died suddenly, aged 19, at the Royal Hospital School after recently enrolling in the Royal Navy.
Barbara (1926–1949)
After the war, George was appointed resident Medical Officer at the Victoria Hospital for Children at Chelsea. He then set up a practice in Lee and was also appointed a surgeon to outpatients at Saint John"s Hospital, Lewisham.
Maling died on 9 July 1929, aged 40, after suffering from pleurisy and was buried in Chislehurst Cemetery.
