William George Walker

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William George Walker
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches

CB (28 May 1863 – 16 February 1936) was a senior Indian Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross
.

Early career

Walker was born at Nainital, India on 28 May 1863, the son of Deputy Surgeon General William Walker, Indian Medical Service.[1] He was commissioned in the Suffolk Regiment in August 1885,[2] seconded to the Indian Staff Corps in May 1887[3] and promoted Captain in 1896.[4] In India Walker served on the North-West Frontier, including campaigns in Samana, 1891 and Waziristan, 1894–95.[5] In 1903–04 he served in Somaliland.

VC action

Walker was 39 years old, and a

John Edmund Gough, arrived, they managed to get the wounded man on to a camel. He was, however, hit a second time and died immediately.[6][7] Rolland and Gough also received the VC for this action.[8]

Later life

Walker returned to India, and served as commandant of the 1st battalion,

4th Gurkha Rifles,[9] becoming a colonel in January 1911 and a companion of the Order of the Bath in June 1914.[10]

He served in the

General Officer Commanding 2nd Division.[11]

Walker died on 16 February 1936 in Seaford, East Sussex,[5] and was cremated at the Woodvale Crematorium in Brighton and is commemorated there.[12]

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum, Chelsea, London.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "William George Walker VC CB". victoriacrossonline. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ "No. 25506". The London Gazette. 28 August 1885. p. 4083.
  3. ^ "No. 25739". The London Gazette. 16 September 1887. p. 4996.
  4. ^ "No. 26795". The London Gazette. 17 November 1896. p. 6275.
  5. ^ a b c "Victoria Cross medal group, Major-General William George Walker, 4th Gurkha Rifles, 1891-1917". National Army Museum Online Collection. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 27584". The London Gazette. 7 August 1903. p. 4981.
  7. ^ "No. 27584". The London Gazette. 7 August 1903. p. 4976.
  8. ^ "No. 27636". The London Gazette. 15 January 1904. p. 331.
  9. ^ "No. 28362". The London Gazette. 3 May 1910. p. 3072.
  10. ^ "No. 28842". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1914. p. 4876.
  11. ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Victoria Cross Holders interred within or cremated at Brighton & Hove City Council's Cemeteries and Crematorium". Brighton and Hove City Council (Woodvale Bereavement Services). 2010. Archived from the original (DOC) on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division

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