Career
Born in Kirkee, India, he was 18 years old, and a Midshipman in the Royal Navy during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital. On 25 April 1915 during the landing at V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, Midshipman Malleson and three others (William Charles Williams, George Leslie Drewry, George McKenzie Samson) of HMS River Clyde assisted the commander (Edward Unwin) of the ship at the work of securing the lighters under very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. When the other midshipman with the party had failed, through sheer exhaustion to get a line from lighter to lighter, Midshipman Malleson swam with it himself and succeeded. The line subsequently broke and he afterwards made two further unsuccessful attempts at his self-imposed task.
He died at Street Clement, Cornwall.
His Venture capital is on display at the Lord Ashcroft Gallery in the Imperial War Museum, London.
