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Arthur Mayo (18 May 1840-18 May 1920) 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. Photo of Victoria Cross recipient Arthur Mayo, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... Photo of Victoria Cross recipient Arthur Mayo, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, the majority of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ...

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He was 17 years old, and a midshipman in the Indian Naval Brigade during the Indian rebellion of 1857 when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A midshipman is a subordinate officer, or alternatively a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the navies of several English-speaking countries. ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from a strictly British perspective. ...

On 22 November 1857 at Dacca, India, Midshipman Mayo headed the charge when the Indian Naval Brigade was ordered to charge two 6-pounder guns manned by the mutineers which were keeping up a heavy fire. Mr. Mayo was nearly 20 yards in front of everyone else during the advance. November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sadarghat, one of the main ports of Dhaka Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা), population 9,000,022 (2001), is the capital of Bangladesh. ...

The medal

Please update if you know where his medal is publicly displayed. UP HIS ass

External links

• Burial location of Arthur Mayo "Dorset"
• News item "Arthur Mayo's Victoria Cross resides in the Museum of Bombay"

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