South Carriage Drive,Hyde Park,London His death occurred when he was riding his horse in Hyde Park and it bolted. With only one arm to control the horse, he took the choice to steer it into some cast iron railings, in order to avoid a nursemaid who was pushing a baby in her pram. This was considered to be an act of high bravery and cost him his life. He died on 4 July 1913 and was given a hero's funeral in Brookwood Cemetery. He is commemorated by a plaque on the wall of the Hyde Park Barracks, London. At the Battle of Elandslaagte on the 21st October, 1899, after the main Boer position had been captured, some men of the Gordon Highlanders, when about to assault a kopje in advance, were exposed to a heavy cross-fire and, having lost their leaders, commenced to waver. Seeing this, Captain Meiklejohn rushed to the front and called on the Gordons to follow him. By his conspicuous bravery and fearless example, he rallied the men and led them against the enemy's position, where he fell, desperately wounded in four places Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn - Wikipedia
UK, Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007 Name: Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn Birth Date: 27 Nov 1870 Birth Place: Clapham, London Death Date: 4 Jul 1913 Death Place: The Middlesex Hospital TD
