Victoria Cross Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

General Sir Evelyn Wood, G. C. B. V. C. 1900. Creator: Maull & Fox
General Sir Evelyn Wood, G.C.B. V.C. 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Reverend Edward Noel Mellish VC, c1916, (c1920) Creator: Unknown
Reverend Edward Noel Mellish VC, c1916, (c1920). Portrait of the Fighting Parson - British army chaplain Noel Mellish (1880-1962)

The First V. C. ever Won by a Territorial, 1916. Creator: Unknown
The First V.C. ever Won by a Territorial, 1916. Second-Lieut. G. H. Woolley s. defence of Hill 60 made him the first British Territorial Army officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross

Lieutenant Forshaw throwing bombs continuously, Gallipoli, First World War, 1915, (c1920). Territorial Heroism on the Krithia Lines, August 8-9, 1915: how Lieutenant Forshaw

The First Distribution of the Victoria Cross by Queen Victoria, Hyde Park, June 26, 1857, (1901). The first 62 Victoria Crosses (VCs) were presented to veterans of the Crimean War (1854-1856)

Lieut. The Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, V. C. late 1890s, (1901). Creator: Chancellor
Lieut. The Hon. F. H. S. Roberts, V.C. late 1890s, (1901). Portrait of Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, British soldier

General Sir Redvers Buller, 1901. Creator: M H Hack
General Sir Redvers Buller, 1901. Portrait of British Army officer Redvers Henry Buller (1839-1908). Buller won the Victoria Cross at Inhlobane, in the Zulu War, 1879

War Decorations, (1919). Creator: Unknown
War Decorations, (1919). Four British medals and one French medal, awarded during the First World War, 1914-1919: Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, Victoria Cross

King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. Artist
King George V awarding the Victoria Cross to Private Wilfred Edwards, 1917. George V (1865-1936) presenting Edwards with his medal at an open-air investiture at Buckingham Palace

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

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