Victoria Cross Collection

Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC
Captain Albert Ball VC DSO** MC

Last Sleep of the Brave, Isandlwana, Zulu War, 1879 (oleograph)
5929357 A Last Sleep of the BraveA, Isandlwana, Zulu War, 1879 (oleograph) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: A Last Sleep of the BraveA, Isandlwana)

How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Creator
How Piper Laidlaw won the Victoria Cross on September 25, 1915, (c1920). Playing the 7th Kings Own Scottish Borderers out of their trenches at the Battle of Loos in the midst of the gas attack

The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V. C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939)
The Gordon Highlanders. How Piper Findlater won the V.C. at Dargai, 1897, (1939). The Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897

Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, 1881. Chard (1847-1897), then a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, commanded the British defenders at Rorkes Drift, South Africa, in January 1879

Youngsters attending Broadstone Hall School, Reddish, Lancashire, always go to school earlier than they need to and for one reason only - a chat with a guy named Joe

Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill (24th Regiment) Dying to Save the Queens Colours, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C

British pilot Captain Albert Ball posing with trophies from his 43rd victory, 1917. Captain Ball was one of Britains most prolific fighter aces of the First World War

How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho)
1064087 How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Surgeon William Maillard, RN)

Queen Victoria conferring the Victoria Cross on heroes of Dargai... May 14, 1898, (1901)
Queen Victoria conferring the Victoria Cross on heroes of Dargai at Netley Hospital, May 14, 1898, (1901). Victoria (1819-1901)

Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Artist: Knight
Sir Redvers Henry Buller, British general and Victoria Cross holder, 1902. Buller (1839-1908) won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobane, in the Zulu War, 1879

Corporal James Murray, Connaught Rangers (engraving)
1060834 Corporal James Murray, Connaught Rangers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corporal James Murray, Connaught Rangers)

Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised
STC413345 Sergeant Somers holding back the enemy by bombing them when a barricade was being raised (litho) by Valda, John Harris (d.1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Taking of the Guns, 1914 (engraving, coloured)
5920229 The Taking of the Guns, 1914 (engraving, coloured) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: The Taking of the Guns, 1914)

Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme, of Dunedin, New Zealand, who has been awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding valour in the Crete campaign. Circa 1941

Redvers Buller
3078297 Redvers Buller; (add.info.: Portrait of Redvers Buller (1839-1908) a British Army officer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sir Mark Walker, 1854
1581511 Sir Mark Walker, 1854; (add.info.: Engraving of General Sir Mark Walker (1827-1902) who was born in Ireland. He was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross

The first distribution of the Victoria Cross
3586461 The first distribution of the Victoria Cross; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the first distribution of the Victoria Cross. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Queen Victoria investing the first holders of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park
3586451 Queen Victoria investing the first holders of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Queen Victoria (1819-1901)

Portrait of James Williams Adams
865131 Portrait of James Williams Adams; (add.info.: James Williams Adams (1839-1903) born in Cork, Ireland. Served as a chaplain in the British Indian Army

Henry Evelyn Wood (1838-1919)
864437 Henry Evelyn Wood (1838-1919); (add.info.: Henry Evelyn Wood (1838-1919) English soldier, born at Braintree, Essex. Joined the army in 1844 and rose to the rank of Field Marshall

Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War
5307443 Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War.; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the cavalry and artillery under the command of Sir Redvers Buller during the Second Boer War)

Major G. N. Channer, V.C. 1876. Creator: Unknown
Major G. N. Channer, V.C. 1876. British army officer who...has obtained a Brevet-Major's rank, and the Victoria Cross decoration conferred by her Majesty

Decorations de Guerre; Empire Britannique, 1917. Creator: Unknown
Decorations de Guerre; Empire Britannique, 1917. Medals of the British Empire, First World War. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le Zeppelin Abattu; Dans la banlieue Nord de Londres; Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le Zeppelin Abattu; Dans la banlieue Nord de Londres; Le lieutenant-aviateur William Leefe Robinson, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

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

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

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

Rear-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wright Hewett, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Rear-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wright Hewett, 1882. Hewett (1834-1888) entered the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1847. Awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits at the Battle of Inkerman in 1854

Second-Lieutenant Turner leading a bombing attack down a German communication trench (litho)
STC413359 Second-Lieutenant Turner leading a bombing attack down a German communication trench (litho) by Dadd, S. T. (fl.1882-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Sir Samuel James Browne VC, GCB, KCSI, 1904 (oil on canvas)
5919942 General Sir Samuel James Browne VC, GCB, KCSI, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Robertson, Charles Kay (1859-1939); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: General Sir Samuel James Browne VC, GCB)

Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone, V. C. K. C. B. G. C. M. C. ; Drowned at Sea March 8, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Major-General Sir Howard Elphinstone, V.C. K.C.B. G.C.M.C.; Drowned at Sea March 8, 1890

Gerald Graham (1831-1899)
865021 Gerald Graham (1831-1899) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); (add.info.: Gerald Graham (1831-1899) English army officer who served in the Royal Engineers

The Reward for Bravery--How Surgeon John Crimmin won the Victoria Cross at the Battle... 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Reward for Bravery--How Surgeon John Crimmin won the Victoria Cross at the Battle of the Nga Kyaing, Burmah, 1890

Surgeon John Crimmin, V. C. Bombay Medical Service, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Surgeon John Crimmin, V.C. Bombay Medical Service, 1890

Portrait of Captain Peel, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Portrait of Captain Peel, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

The Queen at Netley Hospital, Her Majesty conferring the Victoria Cross on Piper Findlater and Private Vickery
1615581 The Queen at Netley Hospital, Her Majesty conferring the Victoria Cross on Piper Findlater and Private Vickery (engraving) by Begg

"One of the Best, "the Drama of Military Life by Messers Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes
1605096 " One of the Best, " the Drama of Military Life by Messers Seymour Hicks and George Edwardes, at the Adelphi Theatre (litho) by Begg

The Return of General Buller (litho)
1600667 The Return of General Buller (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Return of General Buller, General the Right Honourable Sir Redvers Buller, VC)

After the Zulu War, Windsor Castle, 9 December 1879, Her Majesty decorating Officers
1054381 After the Zulu War, Windsor Castle, 9 December 1879, Her Majesty decorating Officers and Men who distinguished themselves during the Campaign (engraving) by Durand

The Joint Committee (Naval and Military) of National Defence (litho)
1606674 The Joint Committee (Naval and Military) of National Defence (litho) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Private Ross Tollerton winning the Victoria Cross, 14 September 1914 (colour litho)
976451 Private Ross Tollerton winning the Victoria Cross, 14 September 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Zulu War, Sir Garnet Wolseley presenting the Victoria Cross to Major Chard, RE, at Inkwenke Camp (engraving)
1054124 The Zulu War, Sir Garnet Wolseley presenting the Victoria Cross to Major Chard, RE, at Inkwenke Camp (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zulu War)

The first Indian to win the Victoria Cross - Naik Darwan Singh Negi, Festubert, France, November 1914 (colour litho)
976454 The first Indian to win the Victoria Cross - Naik Darwan Singh Negi, Festubert, France, November 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho)
976433 Lieutenant Rhodes-Moorhouse flying over Courtrai to bomb the railway, 26 April 1915 (colour litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer repairing a machine gun while exposed to the fire of the Prussian Guard
976431 Lieutenant John Henry Stephen Dimmer repairing a machine gun while exposed to the fire of the Prussian Guard, Klein Zillebeke, Belgium, 9 November 1914 (colour litho) by Stewart

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"Victoria Cross: Honoring Heroism and Sacrifice in Extraordinary Acts of Valor" Captain Albert Ball VC DSO (2 bars) MC, a true embodiment of bravery, exemplified his courage on the battlefield. The Gordon Highlanders witnessed Piper Findlater's remarkable feat at Dargai in 1897, earning him the prestigious Victoria Cross. In "Last Sleep of the Brave, " Isandlwana during the Zulu War in 1879 is immortalized through an evocative oleograph. Major John Rouse Merriott Chard, VC, etched his name into history with unwavering determination during trying times in 1881. Surgeon William Maillard RN's heroic actions at Candia earned him the esteemed Victoria Cross as depicted in a captivating litho. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill from the 24th Regiment made the ultimate sacrifice to protect their Queen's Colors amidst adversity in 1900. Piper Laidlaw's extraordinary valor on September 25, 1915, forever remains an inspiration to all who hear his story. "The Taking of the Guns" showcases indomitable spirit during World War I captured beautifully through an engraved masterpiece. Corporal James Murray from Connaught Rangers demonstrated unparalleled bravery as portrayed vividly in an engraving. Sergeant Somers' relentless defense by bombing enemies while a barricade was raised stands as a testament to unyielding courage. Sergeant Alfred Clive Hulme from Dunedin, New Zealand proudly received his well-deserved Victoria Cross for acts that will be remembered throughout generations. The Incident at Battle of Isandlwana on January 22nd, 1879 artistically portrays both tragedy and heroism by Charles Edwin Fripp. These individuals embody what it means to go above and beyond for their comrades and country - epitomizing honor and selflessness that define recipients of the Victoria Cross.