Arthur Frederick Pickard
Arthur Frederick Pickard
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Lieutenant Pickard's VC citation at the Royal Artillery Museum, London
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Born | 12 April 1844 Northamptonshire, England |
Died | 1 March 1880 Cannes, France |
Buried |
Cimitiere Protestant du Grand Jus, Cannes
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Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Royal Artillery |
Battles/wars | Invasion of Waikato |
Awards | Victoria Cross Order of the Bath Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia) Order of Leopold (Austria) |
Colonel Arthur Frederick Pickard VC CB (12 April 1844 – 1 March 1880) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Pickard was 19 years old, and a lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, British Army during the Invasion of Waikato (one of the campaigns in the New Zealand Wars), when the following deed took place on 20 November 1863 at Rangiriri, New Zealand for which he and Assistant Surgeon William Temple were awarded the VC:
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For gallant conduct during the assault on the enemy's position at Rangiriri, in New Zealand, on the 20th of November last, in exposing their lives to imminent danger, in crossing the entrance of the Maori keep, at a point upon which the enemy had concentrated their fire, with a view to render assistance to the wounded, and, more especially to the late Captain Mercer, of the Royal Artillery. Lieutenant Pickard, it is stated, crossed, and re-crossed the parapet, to procure water for the wounded, when none of the men could be induced to perform this service, the space over which he traversed being exposed to a crossfire; and testimony is borne to the calmness displayed by him, and Assistant-Surgeon Temple, under the trying circumstances in which they were placed.[1]
He later achieved the rank of colonel.
The Medal
His VC is on display at the Lord Ashcroft Gallery in the Imperial War Museum in London.[2]
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22896. p. 4552. 23 September 1864. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
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External links
- Rangiriri Pa (NZ heritage site visitor information)
- Burial location of Arthur Pickard "France"
- News Item "Arthur Pickard's Victoria Cross sold at auction"
- Arthur Frederick Pickard at Find a Grave
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- British military personnel of the New Zealand Wars
- New Zealand Wars recipients of the Victoria Cross
- British recipients of the Victoria Cross
- Royal Artillery officers
- 1844 births
- 1880 deaths
- People from Northamptonshire
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Equerries
- Deaths from tuberculosis
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian)
- British Army recipients of the Victoria Cross