General Sir Frederick Francis Maude VC

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

 GCB

Order of the Bath

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 (20 December 1821 - 20 June 1897) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

United Kingdom

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 and Commonwealth

Commonwealth of Nations

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 forces.

Early life

He was born in Lisnadill

Lisnadill

Lisnadill is a hamlet and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 54 people. It lies about 3 miles south of Armagh and is within the Armagh City and District Council area.- Places of interest:...

, County Armagh

County Armagh

-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...

, son of the Rt. Hon. Robert Eustace Maude.

Victoria Cross

He was 33 years old, and a Brevet

Brevet (military)

In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...

 Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...

 in the 3rd Regiment of Foot (later The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)), British Army

British Army

The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

 during the Crimean War

Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

 when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 5 September 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea

Crimea

Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

, Lieutenant Colonel Maude was in charge of the covering and ladder party of the 2nd Division in the assault on the Redan

Redan

Redan is a term related to fortifications. It is a work in a V-shaped salient angle toward an expected attack...

. He held a position with only nine or ten men and did not retire until all hope of support was at an end and he himself was dangerously wounded.

Later life

Maude served in the Peshawar Field Force and became General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

 Sir Frederick Francis Maude VC GCB.

He died Torquay

Torquay

Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...

, Devon

Devon

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 20 June 1897 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery

Brompton Cemetery

Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl's Court in South West London, England . It is managed by The Royal Parks and is one of the Magnificent Seven...

, London.http://www.brompton.org/Residents.htm

Personal life

He is the father of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude

Frederick Stanley Maude

Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude KCB, CMG, DSO was a British commander, most famous for his efforts in Mesopotamia during World War I and for conquering Baghdad in 1917.-Family:...

 KCB CMG DSO and
the cousin of Colonel F. C. Maude, VC.

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Brompton Cemetery)