branch death_date birth_place unit image_size awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
23px british army 10 may 1954 dorchester , new brunswick , canada royal army medical corps 225 victoria michael and st george cross order of the bath order of st second boer war world war i 27 march 1875 cour , argyll and bute , scotland major-general vcwilliamhenrysnydernickersongrave.jpg william henry snyder nickerson
 william henry snyder nickerson
william henry snyder nickerson

major-general william henry snyder nickerson vc cb cmg -lrb- 27 march 1875 , dorchester , new brunswick -- 1954 -rrb- , was a canadian recipient of the victoria cross , the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to british and commonwealth forces .
