 On 20 November 1863, at Rangiriri, New Zealand, during an
assault on the enemy's position, Lieutenant Pickard, together with an
assistant surgeon, W. Temple, exposed themselves to imminent danger in
crossing the entrance to the Maori Keep, at a point upon which the enemy
were concentrating their fire, in order to render assistance to the
wounded. Lieutenant Pickard crossed and re-crossed the parapet to
procure water for the wounded, when none of the men could be induced to
perform this service, as the space to be traversed was exposed to enemy
cross-fire.
Arthur Pickard came from Sturminster Marshall and after his
experience in the Maori War was to to continue his military career,
finally retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel.
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