William George Walker (VC, CB) was a 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.

Details

He was 39 years old, and a Captain in the 4th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army, employed Bikanir Camel Corps during the Third Somaliland Expedition when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 22 April 1903 after the action at Daratoleh , Somaliland (now Somalia), the rearguard got considerably behind the rest of the column. Captain Walker and another captain (George Murray Rolland) with four other men were with a fellow officer when he fell badly wounded, and while one went for assistance, Captain Walker and the rest stayed with him, endeavouring to keep off the enemy. This they succeeded in doing, and when the officer in command of the column (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.

Further information

Served in the First World War 1914-17. He later achieved the rank of Major General.

The medal

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the National Army Museum (Chelsea, England).

Reference

See also

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (East Sussex)

This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission.