Bravery Collection (page 4)

Saint George and the Dragon, 1495-1505. Creator: Unknown
Saint George and the Dragon, 1495-1505

Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, [Paris], 1856. A very gratifying reward of the bravery of heroes from the Crimea...took place in the Bois de

"Sandy", from the Crimea, the Dog of the Sappers and Miners, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"Sandy", from the Crimea, the Dog of the Sappers and Miners, 1856. This Dog, who has obtained such notoriety from his adventures in the Crimea...[has] been decorated with a medal...[he]

Autour de la Bataille; Le colonial Mathieu Jouy photographie entre le general Joffre... 1916 (1924 Creator: Unknown)
'Autour de la Bataille; Le colonial Mathieu Jouy photographie entre le general Joffre et le general Roques, ministre de la Guerre

Autour de la Bataille; Le Caporal Goutaudier, decore par M Poincare de la Legion d'Honneur, 1016. Creator: Unknown
'Autour de la Bataille; Le Caporal Goutaudier, decore par M Poincare de la Croix de la Legion D'Honneur, 1016. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919

A Furnes, le roi des Belges, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'A Furnes, le roi des Belges, apres avoir decore de la croix de Leopold le drapeau de son 7e regiment de ligne et remis, au nom de la France

A L'Honneur; Le roi George V decore des soldats anglais ave le Distinguished Service Order, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'A L'Honneur; Le roi George V. decore des soldats anglais de la medaille enviee du "Distinguished service order", 1914

Les Decorations de Verdun: Le coussin de velours entoure d'un ruban tricolore sur lequel.. 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les Decorations de Verdun: Le coussin de velours entoure d'un ruban tricolore sur lequel le President de la Republique a epingle les croix et les medailles conferees a la ville de Verdun par la

'Courage Civique; 20 aout 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; 20 aout 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Courage Civique; La salle de l'Independence, a l'Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; La salle de l'Independence, a l'Hotel de Ville de Bruxelles, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'Courage Civique; M Adolphe Max, Bourgmestre de Bruxelles, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Courage Civique; M Adolphe Max, Bourgmestre de Bruxelles, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Portant la croix de la Legion d'honneur, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Portant la croix de la Legion d'honneur qui fut epinglee sur sa vareuse par le President de la Republique, le caporal-grenadier Claude Goutaudier est photographie entre son pere et sa mere

Les heros de la Somme; le sergent Emile Varin, du 1e zouaves, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les heros de la Somme; le sergent Emile Varin, du 1e zouaves, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Les heros de la Somme; un "heros du fortin de Beausejour" Mathieu Jouy, 1916 Creator: Unknown
Les heros de la Somme; un "heros du fortin de Beausejour" et de l'attaque du 1er juillet, Mathieu Jouy, photographie entre le generalissime et le ministre de la Guerre

Le Caporal Claude Goutaudier, qui a fait cent prisonniers, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Caporal Claude Goutaudier, qui a fait cent prisonniers; decore de la croix de chevalier de la Legion d'honneur par la Republique, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

The recent Soudan Campaigns - The Queen at Windsor Castle Distributing Medals, 1886 Creator: Unknown
The recent Soudan Campaigns--The Queen at Windsor Castle Distributing Medals for Distinguished Conduct in the Field, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

Pictures of the Year - IX. "Go, and God's Will Be Done", after Ralph Hedley, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Pictures of the Year - IX. "Go, and God's Will Be Done", after Ralph Hedley, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'The Late Isaac Jarman, Coxwain of the Ramsgate Life-Boat, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Late Isaac Jarman, Coxwain of the Ramsgate Life-Boat, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'Deux Heros; Tableau de Georges Scott. 1915. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Deux Heros; Tableau de Georges Scott, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

'Les quatre heroines de Vertus; les quatre soeurs Vatel decorees de la Croix de Guerre.'. Creator: Unknown
Les quatre heroines de Vertus, MIIes Marie, Helene, Camille et Madeleine Vatel; les quatre soeurs Vatel decorees de la Croix de Guerre'. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

La Croix de Guerre de Soeur Louise, de Nancy; on felicite la vaillante superieure de... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Croix de Guerre de Soeur Louise, de Nancy; on felicite la vaillante superieure de l'hopital civil, sur le collet de laquelle M

Ready for Flight
Lee Kershaw

British military medals (colour litho)
3639325 British military medals (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British military medals.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Gannet (Sula bassana) diving, July UK Shetland

Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates. Artist: Karen Humpage
Anne Bonny, John Calico Jack Rackam and Mary Read, 18th Century Pirates

Bravo, Belgium, 1914, (1920). Artist: FH Townsend
Bravo, Belgium, 1914, (1920). A small boy in clogs representing Belgium stands up against a bullying Germany holding a club and sausages. Cartoon that originally appeared in Punch, August 1914

Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). Artist: Jean Basin
Battle of Camerone, campaign of Mexico, 1863, (20th century). Fought on 30 April 1863, the Battle of Camaron established the legendary status of the French Foreign Legion as a fighting force

Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Artist: Charles Edwin Fripp
Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill (24th Regiment) dying to save the Queens colours

A daring feat mid- air
3783666 A daring feat mid- air'; (add.info.: A daring feat mid- air - illustration to The Boy's Own Annual (c. 1917). Pilot flies over WWI trench. British. The Bookman, Christmas Number 1917

Courage. The Lion. - You can defeat a Leo by setting traps for it, by striking it from afar, ten hunters at a time
8600277 Courage. The Lion. - You can defeat a Leo by setting traps for it, by striking it from afar, ten hunters at a time

Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo
LAL337939 Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo); © Look and Learn

WW1 - Gun - L Battery at Nery
WW1 - A British Gun Battle of Nery, WW1, where L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery kept up a steady fire for two and a half hours, against a full battery of German artillery

WW1- L Battery in action at Nery
WW1 - L Battery Royal Horse Artillery in action at Nery - September 1, 1914. A British cavalry brigade preparing to leave their overnight bivouac were attacked by a German cavalry division of about

Private T. Doswell rescuing an officer from a mine in which he lay unconscious (litho)
STC412055 Private T. Doswell rescuing an officer from a mine in which he lay unconscious (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: November 3rd)

Roman crowns and wreaths
Crowns of the ancients: radial crowns 1, 2, laurel wreaths 3, 4, civic crown 5, Obsidionalis (for generals who delivered a town under siege) 6

Group photo, Boer War soldiers, with boy bugler
Group photo of Boer War soldiers, including Bugler John Francis Dunne (the boy seated on the ground, right), who saw action at the Battle of Colenso (December 1899) with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers

LFB certificate of commendation, Fireman A J Coleman, who rescued three people at a fire at Archer Street, Notting Hill, West London, on 16 August 1921, signed by Arthur R Dyer, Chief Officer

The Pilgrims Landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620, 1869 (b / w engraving)
3036395 The Pilgrims Landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620, 1869 (b/w engraving) by Andrews, Joseph (1806-73); (add.info.: Vintage print of the landing of the pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in 1620)

Womans Own "Children of Courage"Awards. Ten children were presented with
Womans Own " Children of Courage" Awards. Ten children were presented with awards by Mrs Audrey Callaghan for their courage at a service in Westminster Abbey

Poster, Churchills praise for RAF Pilots
Poster, Never was so much owed by so many to so few - Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a speech made on 20 August 1940

Grace Darling and her Father Saving the Shipwrecked Crew, September 8th, 1838, (1942). In 1838 Grace Darling and her father William Darling, a local lighthouse keeper

The Pipers at Longueval... July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
The Pipers at Longueval: how the Highlanders were led into battle on July 14, 1916, First World War, (c1920). Scots pipers of the 9th (Scottish)

French soldiers... after the Battle of Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915, (c1920)
French soldiers receiving medals after the Battle of Champagne, northern France, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Heroes of the Champagne Battle

The Historic Landing from the River Clyde at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th
The Historic Landing from the " River Clyde" at Seddul Bahr, Gallipoli, April 25th, 1915, 1916. Sedd el Bahr was the site of V Beach, the landing zone for SS River Clyde

The Indian Frontier War, 1897: The storming of the Dargai Ridge by the Gordon Highlanders
The Indian Frontier War, 1897: The Storming of the Dargai Ridge by the Gordon Highlanders, October 20, (1901). Fighting between British troops and Afridi tribesmen on the North-West Frontier

Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK

Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897 (1906). Figthing between British troops and Afridi tribesmen on the North-West Frontier during the Tirah Campaign

Nathaniel Colby, Coxswain of the Pakefield Life-boat, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Nathaniel Colby, Coxswain of the Pakefield Life-boat, 1858. During the heavy gale which raged along the east coast...a large barque, the Zemira, was seen to strike on the Newcombe Sand

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"Unyielding Courage: Tales of Bravery Through the Ages" Churchills praise for RAF Pilots: In the face of adversity, RAF pilots soared with unwavering bravery, defending our skies and earning Churchill's heartfelt admiration. The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck: Amidst a treacherous retreat from Kabul in 1841, the valiant soldiers of the 44th Regiment stood their ground at Gundamuck, epitomizing true bravery till their last breath. Attack of the Ulster Division, 1 July 1916: Captured in James Prinsep Beadle's poignant artwork is the indomitable spirit displayed by the Ulster Division on that fateful day in World War I - an embodiment of courage against all odds. Scotland for Ever; The charge of Scots Greys at Waterloo: On June 18, 1815, amidst thundering hooves and flying colors, Scots Greys charged fearlessly into battle at Waterloo - forever etching their name in history as exemplars of Scottish valor. The Great Sacrifice by James Clark: James Clark's masterpiece captures not only the horrors but also the selfless acts of heroism during WWI - a testament to those who made "The Great Sacrifice" for future generations. The Colours: Advance of Scots Guards at Alma: With resolute determination painted across their faces and flags held high, brave Scots Guards advanced into enemy fire during the Battle of Alma in 1899 - showcasing unwavering loyalty and gallantry. Michael O'Leary Poster: Michael O'Leary's poster serves as a reminder that even ordinary individuals can exhibit extraordinary bravery when faced with challenges or adversity. How Piper Findlater won V. C. At Dargai.