caption serviceyears servicenumber branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards honorific_suffix battles birth_date rank article_title name
-lrb- 13 july 1911 -- 24 january 1944 -rrb- 1940 & ndash ; 1944 115213 united kingdom 24 january 1944 lost st. david '' , anzio at sea aboard hm hospital carrier ss '' fulham , london united kingdom royal st. david '' army medical corps hm hospital carrier ss '' 30px george cross gc world war ii 13 july 1911 captain jenkin thompson
 jenkin robert oswald thompson
jenkin thompson

captain jenkin robert oswald thompson gc -lrb- 13 july 1911 -- 24 january 1944 -rrb- was posthumously awarded the george cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty .
he was awarded the decoration for the courage he showed while serving as a captain in the royal army medical corps on board hm hospital carriers `` paris '' and `` st. david '' in sicily and anzio .
