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{{Infobox military person
|name= Arthur Mayo
|birth_date=18 May 1840
|death_date=18 May 1920 (aged 80)
|birth_place= [[Oxford]], [[England]]
|death_place=[[Boscombe]], [[Bournemouth]]
|placeofburial=East Cemetery, Boscombe
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|allegiance= {{UK}}
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|rank=[[Midshipman]]
|branch=[[Royal Navy]]<br>British Indian Navy
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|battles=[[Indian Mutiny]]
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'''Arthur Mayo''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (18 May 1840 – 18 May 1920) was an [[England|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 [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces.

==Details==
Arthur Mayo was educated at [[Berkhamsted School]]<ref>[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbmayo.htm Victoria Cross]</ref> and, following his naval career, at Magdalen Hall, now [[Hertford College, Oxford]].

He was 17 years old, and a [[midshipman]] in the Indian Naval Brigade during the [[Indian Mutiny]] when the following deed took place on 22 November 1857 at [[Dacca]], [[India]] for which he was awarded the VC:
{{quote|Indian Navy, Midshipman Arthur Mayo:

For having headed the charge on the 22nd of November, 1857, in the engagement between the Indian Naval Brigade and the mutineers of the 73rd Native Infantry, and Bengal Artillery, when the former was ordered to charge 2 sixpounders which were keeping up a heavy fire. Mr. Mayo was nearly 20 yards in front of anyone else during the advance.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22601|page=958|date=25 February 1862}}</ref>}}

He died in Bournemouth on his 80th birthday.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207110414/http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/dorset.htm Burial location of Arthur Mayo] "Dorset"
*[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbmayo.htm News item] "Arthur Mayo's Victoria Cross resides in the Museum of Bombay"

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