Background
He was born in Lisnadill, County Armagh, son of the Rev Honorary John Charles Maude. He married Catherine Mary Bisshopp, daughter of Very Review Sir George Bisshopp, 9th Baronet, on 22 February 1853.
He was born in Lisnadill, County Armagh, son of the Rev Honorary John Charles Maude. He married Catherine Mary Bisshopp, daughter of Very Review Sir George Bisshopp, 9th Baronet, on 22 February 1853.
He was 33 years old, and a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel in the 3rd Regiment of Foot (later The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)), British Army during the Crimean War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital. On 5 September 1855 at Sebastopol, Crimea, Lieutenant Colonel Maude was in charge of the covering and ladder party of the 2nd Division in the assault on the Redan. He held a position with only nine or ten men and did not retire until all hope of support was at an end and he himself was dangerously wounded. Maude served in the Peshawar Field Force and became General Sir Frederick Francis Maude Venture capital Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. He died Torquay, Devon 20 June 1897 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
