Victoria Cross Collection (page 7)

Victoria Cross, the New Order of Valour for the Army, c1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy

Sir Herbert Macpherson, c1882. Sir Herbert Taylor MacPherson, (1827-1886), British Army officer. After a photograph by A. E. Fradelle. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Sir Redvers Buller, c1881-85. Sir Redvers Henry Buller, (1839-1908), British Army officer. After a photograph by Elliott & Fry. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

General Sir Gerald Graham, c1881-85. General Sir Gerald Graham (1831-1899), British Army officer. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Admiral Sir W. Hewlett, c1881-85
Admiral Sir W. Hewlett, c1880. Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett, (1834-1888), Royal Navy officer. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Sir Evelyn Wood, c1882-85. Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, (1838-1919), British Army officer. After a photograph by A. E. Fradelle. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Major-General Sir Herbert Macpherson, Commander of the Indian Contingent, c1882-1885. Sir Herbert Taylor MacPherson, (1827-1886), British Army officer. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol

The Queen Presiding at the First Distribution of the Victoria Cross, c1890. Artist: Henry Marriott Paget
The Queen Presiding at the First Distribution of the Victoria Cross, c1890. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. by John Cassell. [A. W

Captain Aylmer Ignited The Fuse, 1902. Artist: AP
Captain Aylmer Ignited The Fuse, 1902. On 2nd December, 1891, during the assault on Nilt Fort, British India, Captain Aylmer

Kavanagh and Kunuji in the Swamp, 1857 (c1912). During the Second Siege of Lucknow the defenders were able to send messengers to and from the Alambagh

Albert Ball, British First World War pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross, c1917 (c1937). Albert Ball (1896-1917) learned to fly at Hendon Airfield shortly after the outbreak of the First World

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Major General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, VC, KCB, British soldier, 1884
Major General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, VC, KCB British soldier, 1884. Major General Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, VC, KCB, British soldier, 1883

Her Majesty The Queen, Empress of India, 1884. Artist: Rudolf Blind
Her Majesty The Queen, Empress of India, 1884. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) became Empress of India on 1st May 1876. After a photograph by Alexander Bassano (1829-1913)

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, British soldier, late 19th or early 20th century. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

The Victoria Cross, 1941. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy. It was first conferred by Queen Victoria on 62 men in June 1857

Battle of Rorkes Drift, Natal, Zulu War, 1879 (1951). In the aftermath of their victory at the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulus mounted an attack on the British border post at Rorkes Drift

Captain MacDougall, DSO, and Cadet Mullin, two Canadian VCs, World War I, 1914-1918
Captain MacDowell, DSO, and Cadet Mullin, two Canadian VCs, World War I, 1914-1918. Stereoscopic card detail. An officer in the 38th (Ottawa) Battalion

Sir Arthur Davidson and Sir Dighton Probyn, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
Sir Sir Arthur Davidson (1856-1922) and Sir Dighton Probyn (1833-1924), 1908. Davidson and Probyn were senior courtiers. Probyn was also a recipient of the Victoria Cross

How Sub-Lieutenant Warneford won his VC, 7 June 1915, (1920). Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross, for shooting down Zeppelin LZ 37 over Belgium

General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1882. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Vice-Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell, KCB, VC, British naval officer, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Vice-Admiral Sir John Edmund Commerell, KCB, VC, British naval officer, 1883. Commerell won his Victoria Cross during the Crimean War

General Sir Hugh Gough, Keeper of the Jewels, Tower of London, 1902. Artist: Elliott & Fry
General Sir Hugh Gough, Keeper of the Jewels, Tower of London, 1902. Appointed Keeper of the Jewels at the Tower of London in 1900 Gough (1833-1909) was Bengal Cavalry commander in the Afghan War

Major-General Sir John Carstairs McNeill, Equerry to HM the Queen, 1902. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Major-General Sir John Carstairs McNeill, Equerry to HM the Queen, 1902. McNeill (1831-1904) won the Victoria Cross in 1864 during the Waikato-Hauhau Maori War in New Zealand

Raymond Harvey de Montmorency, VC, Commanding Montmorencys Scouts, c1900 (1902). Artist: G Lekegian
Raymond Harvey de Montmorency, VC, Commanding Montmorencys Scouts, c1900 (1902). Montmorency was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Omdurman in 1898

Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, British soldier, 1902. Artist: Lafayette
Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, British soldier, 1902. Born in Umballa, India, Roberts (1872-1899) was the son of Field Marshal Lord Roberts

Sir George Stuart White, British Army general, 1902. Artist: Window & Grove
Sir George Stuart White, British Army general, 1902. White served with the 92nd Highland Regiment and won a VC in the Afghan War

Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, English Field Marshal and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, 1902. Artist: Mayall
Sir Henry Evelyn Wood, English Field Marshal and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, 1902. Wood (1838-1919) won his VC when a Lieutenant during the Indian Mutiny in 1858

The Queen distributing the Victoria Crosses in Hyde Park, London, c1850s, (c1888). Queen Victoria awards medals for bravery to her troops

The Victoria Cross, c1900. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson

Lord Roberts, British soldier, 1901. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Lord Roberts, British soldier, 1901. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

General Sir Frederick Roberts, 1893. Artist: W Roffe
General Sir Frederick Roberts, 1893. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Sir Gerald Graham, British Lieutenant-General, 1893. Artist: E Stodart
Sir Gerald Graham, British Lieutenant-General, 1893. Graham (1831-1899) received the Victoria Cross for his actions in the Crimea in 1855 when a 23 year-old Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers

Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. Artist: Lemonier
Zeppelin destroyed by an English aviator, 1915. On 7 June 1915 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Warneford, flying a Morane-Saulnier Type L

Captain John Augustus Wood, Bushire, Persia, 1856. Artist: L Edwards
Captain John Augustus Wood, Bushire, Persia, 1856. John Wood was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, and captain in the 20th Bombay Native Infantry, Indian Army

Viscount Wolsley, British soldier, 1874. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
Viscount Wolsley, British soldier, 1874. Garnet Joseph Wolsley, (1833-1913) won the Victoria Cross in the Indian Mutiny and led the relief of Khartoum in 1884-1885

Military decorations. Left to right: Distinguished Service Order; Military Cross; Victoria Cross; Distinguished Conduct Medal (all British). Far right: French Croix de Guerre

Victoria Cross. British decoration for gallantry instituted by Queen Victoria after the Crimean War and made of bronze from captured Russian guns

Flight-Lieutenant Rex Warneford VC, British pilot, 1915. Warneford was the first Royal Naval Air Service pilot to be awarded the Victoria Cross

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1901. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, British soldier, c1900. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

George Stuart White, British soldier, 1900. White (1835-1912) won the Victoria Cross (VC) in the 2nd Afghan War, 1879. Commander of Natal (1899-1900) during the 2nd Boer War

Lieutenant W. B. Rhodes-Moorhouse VC
Lieutenant William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse VC

King George V awarding a soldier the Victoria Cross, Britains highest honour to courage, during WWI. From The Pageant of the Century, published 1934

John Travers Cornwell Vc 1900 - 1916 Usually Known As Jack Cornwell First World War Hero

Territorial Heroism On The Krithia Lines, August 8-9, 1915: How Lieutenant Forshaw Of The 9Th Battalion Manchester Regiment, Won The Victoria Cross, And Saved His Corner Of The Vineyard

Australian Lance-Corporal Albert Jacka Vc 1893 To 1932 Was Awarded Victoria Cross After Single Handedly Killing Seven Enemy Soldiers At Courtneys Post Gallipoli Peninsula Turkey May 19-20 1915 From

Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford Vc Bombs And Destroys Zeppelin Airship 1915 He Received The Victoria Cross For His Action From The War Illustrated Album Deluxe Published London 1916

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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.