Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby

General in the British Indian Army

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1899

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1945

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby

  • Brigadier Aubertin Walter Sothern Mallaby CIE OBE (12 December 1899 – 30 October 1945) was a British Indian Army officer killed in a shootout during the Battle of Surabaya in what was then the Netherlands East Indies 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 British forces in the city.

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