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John Charles Melliss (23 January 1835 – 23 August 1910) was a British engineer and amateur naturalist.

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John Charles Melliss

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John Charles Melliss (23 January 1835 – 23 August 1910) was a British engineer and amateur naturalist. He was born on the island of St Helena in the South...

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Charles Melliss

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Major General Sir Charles John Melliss, VC, KCB, KCMG (12 September 1862 – 6 June 1936) was a British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries...

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Silver eel

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reach a maximum total length of 42.8 centimetres. Named in honor of John Charles Melliss (1835-1911), amateur naturalist and government surveyor on St. Helena...

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Wahlenbergia roxburghii

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Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. It was last seen by naturalist John Charles Melliss in 1872. William Roxburgh recorded it in the thick forests on the...

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Helenoscoparia lucidalis

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in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in John Charles Melliss's 1875 book. It is found on Saint Helena. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014)...

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Mellissia

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Saint Helena. It was named by Joseph Dalton Hooker in honour of John Charles Melliss, a 19th-century engineer and amateur naturalist who worked on Saint...

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Charles Elliot

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1788–1875. Cambridge University Press. p. 271. ISBN 978-1-107-04308-4. Melliss, John Charles (1875). St. Helena: A Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description...

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Indian Staff Corps

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were gazetted to the "Indian Army". Guy Boisragon Charles Grant Francis Maxwell Charles Melliss John Smith Glossary of terms: Staff Corps Indian Cavalry...

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List of Victoria Cross recipients of uncertain nationality

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1857; Lucknow, India Eric Archibald McNair – 1916; Hooge, Belgium Charles John Melliss – 1900; Obassa, Ashanti (now Ghana) George Raymond Dallas Moor –...

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Pladaroxylon

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The botanical plates from original drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss, by MELLISS, John Charles. Original held and digitised by the British Library. Lambdon...

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List of British generals and brigadiers

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Brigadier-General Sir William Hope Meiklejohn Major-General Sir Charles John Melliss Brigadier-General Sir James Gilbert Shaw Mellor Major-General Sir...

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Petrobium

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The botanical plates from original drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss, by Melliss, John Charles. Original held and digitised by the British Library Lambdon...

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List of Old Wellingtonians

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(1864–1948) Third Ashanti Expedition Captain Charles John Melliss, VC (later to become Major General Sir Charles John Melliss VC, KCB, KCMG) (1862–1936) Second Somaliland...

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Lachanodes

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The botanical plates from original drawings by Mrs. J. C. Melliss, by MELLISS, John Charles. Original held and digitised by the British Library. Candolle...

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Frimley

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the Falkland Islands in 1914, for which he was made a baronet Sir Charles Melliss VC (d. 1936), First World War general Arthur Cocks (d.1944), first-class...

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John Gerrard Keulemans

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Mathews, Gregory M(acalister). Birds of Australia (vols. 1–4). Melliss, John Charles. St. Helena: A Physical, Historical, and Topographical Description...

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War of the Golden Stool

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assault.[citation needed] Following the storming of the town, Captain Charles John Melliss was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in the attack. Ashanti...

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Saint Helena

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St Helena, Pisces Publications, Newbury, UK, 2012, ISBN 9781874357520 Melliss, John C. M., St Helena: A Physical, Historical and Topographical Description...

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List of knights commander of the Order of the Star of India

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Howard Melliss CSI, Inspector-General of Imperial Service Troops. William Lee-Warner, Esq., C.S.I., Political Secretary, India Office. Trevor John Chichele...

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April 1915

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2000) Battle of Shaiba — British soldiers under command of General Charles Melliss repelled a night attack by Ottoman forces and routed many of the Arab...

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List of Victoria Cross recipients by campaign

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which is a medal for two actions; Noel Chavasse, Arthur Martin-Leake and Charles Upham. Chavasse received both medals for actions in the First World War...

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History of Saint Helena

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Discours of Voyages into ye Easte & West Indies, Wolfe, London, 1598 Melliss, John C. M., St Helena: A Physical, Historical and Topographical Description...

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Flora of Saint Helena

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A potted history of the flora of St Helena and its conservation Melliss, John Charles (1875). St Helena. Reeve, London. Philip and Myrtle Ashmole (2000)...

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Alexander Cobbe

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men on the left flank of a major attack. On the right was Major Charles John Melliss, who was to be awarded the VC in this campaign. In the next despatch...

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List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army

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Evolution of the Victoria Cross. Midas books. ISBN 0-85936-041-5. Parker, John (2005). The Gurkhas: The Inside Story of the World's Most Feared Soldiers...

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1897 Diamond Jubilee Honours

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of Kapurthala. Richard Udny CSI, Indian Civil Service. Colonel Howard Melliss CSI, Inspector-General of Imperial Service Troops. Hugh Shakespear Barnes...

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1911 Coronation Honours

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Commander, Garhwal Brigade. Colonel (temporary Brigadier-General) Charles John Melliss, V.C., A.D.C., Indian Army, Brigade Commander, Fyzabad Brigade. Colonel...

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