Memorial at Wimbourne, Dorset, commemorating William Job Maillard VC d. 1903
Location
Wimbourne, Dorset, England
Transcript
[Kerb] 'Staff Surgeon W.J. Maillard M.D., V.C., R.N.' [Within wreath on the cross] 'PRO GLORIA PATRIA'.
Details
Description: Grave with marble kerbs and horizontal cross on grass. The cross in carved with a wreath from which is suspended the Victoria Cross.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Marble
People
Maillard, William Job
Age: 40
Date of Death: 10/9/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 40
Date of Death: 10/9/1903
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Staff Surgeon
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: The Victoria Cross awarded to Maillard for attempting to rescue a wounded seaman during the 1898 occupation of Crete.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 84.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 84.