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Victoria Cross awarded to Maj Gen William George Walker, whilst a Captain in the 4th Gurkha Rifles, for his actions at Daratoleh, Somaliland on the 22nd April 1903. Bronze. Associated with the Battle of Daratoleh, Somaliland (1901-1904), 1903. Capt Walker and Capt G M Rolland were with four other men and a fellow officer when he fell badly wounded and while one went for assistance, Capt 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, J E Gough, arrived, they managed to get the wounded man on to a camel. He was, however, hit a second time and died immediately. Capt Walker was awarded the VC for his part in the action. Walker went on to serve in World War One, 1914-1917, and later achieved the rank of Major General.

Daratoleh, Battle of, 1903 (Somaliland 1901-1904)