Frederick Francis Maude
Bt/ Lieutenant Colonel, Third Regiment
- Register No.
- 845 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Bt/ Lieutenant Colonel (register: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) all Lieutenant-Colonels →
- Unit
- Third Regiment (register: 3rd Regiment of Foot) all 3rd Regiment of Foot VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 September 1855 on this day → all of 1855 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Crimean War
- London Gazette
- 24th February, 1857 on this day → all of 1857 →
- Born
- 20th December, 1821 at Lisnadill, County Armagh, Ireland
- Died
- 20th June 1897 at Torquay, Devon
- Memorial / grave
- at Brompton Cemetery, London
Digest of citation
Lieutenant Colonel MAUDE was in charge of the covering and ladder party. during the assault on the Redan at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, on the 5th September 1855. With only a party of nine or ten men, they, having entered the Redan, then held the position. Lieutenant Colonel MAUDE refused to retire until all hopes of any support had faded, in spite of the fact that he had been dangerously wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MAUDE, Frederick Francis. (reg No. 845).
Bt/Lieutenant Colonel. Third Regiment * London Gazetted on 24th February, 1857.
Born on 20th December, 1821 at Lisnadill, County Armagh, Ireland.
Died on 20th June 1897 at Torquay, Devon.
Memorial on grave at Brompton Cemetery, London.
Digest of Citation reads: Lieutenant Colonel MAUDE was in charge of the covering and ladder party. during the assault on the Redan at Sebastopol, in the Crimea, on the 5th September 1855. With only a party of nine or ten men, they, having entered the Redan, then held the position. Lieutenant Colonel MAUDE refused to retire until all hopes of any support had faded, in spite of the fact that he had been dangerously wounded.
* East Kent Regiment (Buffs)
Additional information:. General Sir Frederick Maude was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB). There's also holds the Legion d'Honneur of France. 1861 to 1866 he was Adjutant General in Gibraltar and in 1867-73 he was the Inspector-General of Militia in Ireland. He is the cousin of Colonel Francis Maude VC. (Reg.No.844)
Additional information
General Sir Frederick Maude was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (GCB). There's also holds the Legion d'Honneur of France. 1861 to 1866 he was Adjutant General in Gibraltar and in 1867-73 he was the Inspector-General of Militia in Ireland. He is the cousin of Colonel Francis Maude VC. (Reg.No.844)
* East Kent Regiment (Buffs)
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