Francis Wallington

Francis Victor Wallington, MC and three bars (16 October 1891-?) was a decorated British Army officer. He was the first person to be awarded the Military Cross four times.

Military career
Wallington joined the Royal Horse Artillery in 1906. He reached the rank of bombardier while serving with the 7th Brigade, RHA.

During the first part of World War I, he served as a soldier in the Royal Artillery, British Army, and reached the rank of serjeant. On 15 August 1914, he departed for France with the British Expeditionary Force. On 30 May 1916, he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant 'for service in the field'. On 2 October 1917, he was promoted to acting captain while he served as second-in-command of a battery of the Royal Field Artillery. On 30 November 1917, he was promoted to lieutenant and retained the acting rank of captain. He retired on 2 May 1923 and was granted the rank of captain.

He later rejoined the British Army. On 7 March 1939, he became a captain and admin officer in the Royal Engineers. With the outbreak of World War II, he relinquished his appointment as an admin officer on 2 September 1939. He relinquished his commission in the Territorial Army on 2 September 1939.

Honours and decorations
For his service in World War I, he received the following campaign medals; the 1914 Star with clasp, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. On 26 January 1917, he was Mentioned in Dispatches (MiD). During the war, he was awarded the Military Cross (MC) four times; the first on 26 January 1917, the second on 16 August 1917, the third on 25 August 1917, and the fourth on 16 September 1918.