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NEWTON & CO., Opticians to the Royal Family,
8DI THE VICTORIA CROSS
Beautifully Painted, 7*. 6 d.
1 1*^. Vkt0ria Ct0SS
ginning WG^^Sebastopof,111 Sept ^“1854 by throwing a shell out o f the trenches ’
3 Captain Bell, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, cap
s“p“f 1854RUSSIaQ GU“ at th* Alma
4 Car,talIi, L1°yd Lindsay Scots Fusilier
the Alma g be R^lmental Colours at B Private William Norman, of the 7th Reaiment, saving the British position by taking Dec°ni9r’ ] la:ue(L two Russian spies!
6 Corporal Robert Shields, 23rd Regt., finding
18°S5y °f Adjutant Llent Dyneleyf 8th Sept.,
7 Commander George Fiott Day reconnoitring
8 L^ute^n^Joh^G^ant^Malcohn^on^EIrcf SSt
9 Captain William Alexander Kerr, South
Mahratta Horse, at Kohlapore, July 10th,
, 10 Drs. Vee and McMaster, of the 78th Highanders,^ assisting wounded at Lucknow,
Slime their burdens.
12 Ross L. Mangles, Esq., carrying a wounded
soldier to the Boats on March to Relief „ 30th July, 1857.
13 Doctors Home and Bradshaw superintend¬
ing the removal of the wounded to the Residency at Lucknow, 28th September,
.H Kavanagh completing his disNovember, 1857 ReSldency L“know, 8th
15 Lieutenant Thomas Adair Butler, 1st Bengal lfi pS1'? at L'?cl™c™', 9th March, 1858.
16 Private James Davis, of the 42nd, High
landers carrying Lieut. Bramley, who was wounded, to a place of safety. The
17 de
^8* Starch, Pl°4L°n ‘he Maories'
18 Colour-Segt. McKenna, of the 65th Regiment ' who W *he b°dy CaP‘ain Swift]
who had fallen in action, 7th September,
19 Assist-Surgeon Temple, R.A., assisting Cap
tam Mercer, R.A., at the attack on the on n ”ah °f Rangarire, 20th November, 1863.
20 Private Jones defending Hospital door at
Rorke’s Drift, Jan. 22, 1879.
21 Private Henry Hook defending the Hospital
door at Rorke s drift, January 22, 1879.
AND OUR SOLDIERS.
; Plain Slides, Is. each,.
I 22 Mai°r f eet saving life of Lieut. Smith in Zulu War.
I 23 Gunner James Collis, Battery B. Brigade on the way to Candahar, killing one of the o. ‘.eaaers the A£ghan Horse, 1879.
24 Private Thomas Edwards defending Lieut.
March l3maCk’ “ *h' Battle o£ Tamanib
25 Charge of the 2nd Punjab Cavalry in the
notion of Shangui, Afghanistan, 24th Oct.,
26 EmahgeT888 W‘tb Dacoits at Chinbijet, Bur
27 The Manipur Residency Garrison to Silchar,
fighting on the road, 1891.
29 ?as£ tun1. Enemy's Country, 1895.
29 Rhe Chitral Campaign. Guides advancing
takmg every opportunity of cover. Gordon Highlanders, King’s Own Borderers. Spot ahowinggWhere Colondl Battye was killed,
30 An incident in the Charge of 21st Lancers
at Battle of Omdurman, 1899; Saving a Comrade.
31 H M the Queen decorating Findlater and „„ Vickery at Netley Hospital, 1898.
3| Sir Evelyn Wood. V.C.
33 Sir Redvers Buller. V.C.
34 The Victoria Cross Medal, 4s.
35 Corporal Goate saving Major Percy Smith
at Cawnpore.
36 Lord Roberts killing a Sepoy in the Indian
Mutiny.
37 SaLucknohe wounded in the Indian Mutiny at
38 The Persian War. Adjutant Forbes.
39 Lieutenant R. Dunn at Balaclava.
Ml Captain Mitchell rescuing Commander Hay in the Maori War.
41 Lord William Beresford (Portrait).
d®e,ds which &ave General Buller • j1S ■ VCA: rescue of Captain d'Arcy
during the Zulu War.
43 Farrier-Major W. J. Hardham, 4th New
Zealanel Contingent, carrying Trooper McCrae, who was wounded, to a place of safety. Engagement near Naauwport, January 28th, 1901. P
44 Lieutenant F W. Bell, West Australian
Mounted Infantry, rescuing a dismounted man at Braltpan, May 16, 1901.
45 L HUoresean carWi J' EngUsh' 2nd Scottish
panions at ^lakfonte?n,n July 3*° 1901. C°m
46 Piper Findlater at the Battle of Dargai
playing “ Cock-o’-the-North ” lying on the .. ground after being shot through both legs.
47 PMedevif 668 fetchmg water in a kettle at
48 Driver Bradley, R.F.A., winning VC at
Fort Itala.
r-ieut. ayme killed wounded hospital a
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