| Arthur Mayo [1840-1920] |
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.
Arthur Mayo was born in Oxford, on 18 May 1840 and died on 18 May 1920 at Boscombe. He is buried in the East Cemetery, Boscombe, Bournemouth. |
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