Gallantry Collection (#2)

Second Lieutenant Herbert James won a VC leading men whose officers had been killed at Galippoli in June 1915 (litho)
1074431 Second Lieutenant Herbert James won a VC leading men whose officers had been killed at Galippoli in June 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Lt N Ms Irwin awarded the Miltary Cross Ypres May 1915 fordashing forward with his men to reoccupy trenches evacuated
1074417 Lt N Ms Irwin awarded the Miltary Cross Ypres May 1915 fordashing forward with his men to reoccupy trenches evacuated owing to poison gas (litho) by Stewart

Captain Sturges observing for his battery from a house within 400 yards of hostile lines at Neuve Chapelle May 1915
1074385 Captain Sturges observing for his battery from a house within 400 yards of hostile lines at Neuve Chapelle May 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Second Lieutenants Pendavis and Pepys (DSO s) and Private Hall (DCM) killed thirty Germans at Battle of Ypres November
1074373 Second Lieutenants Pendavis and Pepys (DSO s) and Private Hall (DCM) killed thirty Germans at Battle of Ypres November 1915 (litho) by Dudley

Sergeant-Major Sharpington rescuing an old woman from a burning farm in Fleubaix, France, November 1915 (litho)
1074303 Sergeant-Major Sharpington rescuing an old woman from a burning farm in Fleubaix, France, November 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Driver L Farrow wins DCM for collecting and conducting mules under heavy fire August 1915 at Aghyl Dere
1074296 Driver L Farrow wins DCM for collecting and conducting mules under heavy fire August 1915 at Aghyl Dere, Dardanelles (litho) by Stewart

The Origin of the Order of the Garter, illustration from Stories of Royal Children from English History
IL197497 The Origin of the Order of the Garter, illustration from Stories of Royal Children from English History, by Doris Ashley, published by Raphael Tuck, 1920 (colour litho) by Davie

Men of the 2nd Coldstream Guards bombing the enemy in a counter attack on the trenches at Clinchy February 1914 (litho)
1074435 Men of the 2nd Coldstream Guards bombing the enemy in a counter attack on the trenches at Clinchy February 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Bombadier Pratt won the DCM for withdrawing the guns along a narrow lane on the Menin to Ypres road October 1914 (litho)
1074393 Bombadier Pratt won the DCM for withdrawing the guns along a narrow lane on the Menin to Ypres road October 1914 (litho) by Stewart

Bombadier fitter Inglis won a DCM for stripping and repairing his gun under heavy fire, Dardanelles August 1915 (litho)
1074345 Bombadier fitter Inglis won a DCM for stripping and repairing his gun under heavy fire, Dardanelles August 1915 (litho) by Stewart

Sapper Epsteins terrible ordeal at Hill 60 awarded DCM May 1915 (litho)
1074320 Sapper Epsteins terrible ordeal at Hill 60 awarded DCM May 1915 (litho) by Stewart, Allan (1865-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victoria Cross, Sergeant J Danagher, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, 1881 (metal)
5920791 Victoria Cross, Sergeant J Danagher, 2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers, 1881 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Private Thomas Duffy, 1st Madras Fusiliers, 1857 (metal)
5920345 Victoria Cross, Private Thomas Duffy, 1st Madras Fusiliers, 1857 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Silver Regimental Medal, Private John Connors, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs), 1855 (metal)
5925149 Silver Regimental Medal, Private John Connors, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs), 1855 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Corporal Christian Ferdinand Schiess, 3rd Natal Native Contingent, 1879 (metal)
5920389 Victoria Cross, Corporal Christian Ferdinand Schiess, 3rd Natal Native Contingent, 1879 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Replacement Victoria Cross medal group awarded to Private Francis FitzPatrick, 94th Regiment of Foot
5928754 Replacement Victoria Cross medal group awarded to Private Francis FitzPatrick, 94th Regiment of Foot, 1879 (Victoria Cross, replica) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, recipient unknown, Crimean War, c. 1854 (Victoria Cross)
5928939 Victoria Cross, recipient unknown, Crimean War, c.1854 (Victoria Cross) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Victoria Cross, recipient unknown)

Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Mark Walker, 1st Battalion, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) (metal)
5921022 Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Mark Walker, 1st Battalion, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross medal group, Gunner Isaac Lodge, Royal Horse Artillery, 1900 (metal)
5920797 Victoria Cross medal group, Gunner Isaac Lodge, Royal Horse Artillery, 1900 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Private Francis FitzPatrick, 94th Regiment of Foot, 1879 (metal)
5920762 Victoria Cross, Private Francis FitzPatrick, 94th Regiment of Foot, 1879 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken, 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
5926819 Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken, 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, 1857 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Trooper Herbert Stephen Henderson, Rhodesia Horse, Bulawayo Field Force, 1896 (metal)
5922728 Victoria Cross, Trooper Herbert Stephen Henderson, Rhodesia Horse, Bulawayo Field Force, 1896 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross group awarded to The Hon Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, Kings Royal Rifle Corps (metal)
5921064 Victoria Cross group awarded to The Hon Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, Kings Royal Rifle Corps (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Sergeant James McGuire, 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, 1857 (metal)
5920480 Victoria Cross, Sergeant James McGuire, 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, 1857 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

VC awarded to Captain Hugh Shaw, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, for his actions at Nukumaru, New Zealand
5920346 VC awarded to Captain Hugh Shaw, 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, for his actions at Nukumaru, New Zealand, 1865 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, 1857, Captain John Grant Malcolmson, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal)
5927902 Victoria Cross, 1857, Captain John Grant Malcolmson, 3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Victoria Cross)

VC group, Captain O Moore Creagh, Bombay Staff Corps, for his action at Kam Dakka, Afghanistan
5926846 VC group, Captain O Moore Creagh, Bombay Staff Corps, for his action at Kam Dakka, Afghanistan, on 21 April 1879 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Captain Euston Henry Sartorius, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, 1879 (metal)
5926826 Victoria Cross, Captain Euston Henry Sartorius, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, 1879 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross group awarded to Field Marshal Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts (metal)
5926823 Victoria Cross group awarded to Field Marshal Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Captain Reginald William Sartorius, 6th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, 1874 (metal)
5926816 Victoria Cross, Captain Reginald William Sartorius, 6th Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, 1874 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Assistant Magistrate Ross Lowis Mangles, Bengal Civil Service, Indian Mutiny, 30 July 1857 (metal)
5926814 Victoria Cross, Assistant Magistrate Ross Lowis Mangles, Bengal Civil Service, Indian Mutiny, 30 July 1857 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Lloyds Patriotic Fund Presentation Sword, 1806 (metal)
5923288 Lloyds Patriotic Fund Presentation Sword, 1806 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Victoria Cross, Corporal James Smith, 1st Battalion, The Buffs Regiment (East Kent Regiment), 1897 (metal)
5921037 Victoria Cross, Corporal James Smith, 1st Battalion, The Buffs Regiment (East Kent Regiment), 1897 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Corporal Christian Ferdinand Schiess, 3rd Natal Native Contingent, 1879 (metal)
5920387 Victoria Cross, Corporal Christian Ferdinand Schiess, 3rd Natal Native Contingent, 1879 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Victoria Cross, Private John McGovern, 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, 1857. (metal)
5926811 Victoria Cross, Private John McGovern, 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, 1857. (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Silver Regimental Medal, Private John Connors, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs), 1855 (metal)
5925150 Silver Regimental Medal, Private John Connors, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs), 1855 (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Replica Victoria Cross awarded to Private John Connors VC, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) (metal)
5925144 Replica Victoria Cross awarded to Private John Connors VC, 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs) (metal) by British School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Lord Roberts fighting two sepoys over the British standard at Khudaganj, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross
7148223 Lord Roberts fighting two sepoys over the British standard at Khudaganj, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (colour litho) by English School

Flemish tapestry. Series Gallantry (Galante). Couple with musician (Pareja con musico)
7208504 Flemish tapestry. Series Gallantry (Galante). Couple with musician (Pareja con musico). Manufacture Brussels, early 17th century. Fabric Silk and wool, 5/6 warps per cm. Size 348 x 263 cm

Fille a la bougie (Girl with a candle). Peinture de Jean Baptiste Santerre (1658-1717)
FIA5343847 Fille a la bougie (Girl with a candle). Peinture de Jean Baptiste Santerre (1658-1717). Huile sur toile, 64 x 79 cm, vers 1700. Art francais du 18e siecle

Le depart des visiteurs (Visitors Departure) - Peinture de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893)
FIA5341845 Le depart des visiteurs (Visitors Departure) - Peinture de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893), huile sur toile, 1867 - Art russe

Une demande embarrassante (An embarrassing proposal). Peinture de Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
FIA5327017 Une demande embarrassante (An embarrassing proposal). Peinture de Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Huile sur toile, 65 x 84, 5 cm, 1715-1716. Art francais, style baroque

Illustration for Le Seducteur par Gyp, 1890 (engraving)
XEE4136881 Illustration for Le Seducteur par Gyp, 1890 (engraving) by Mirabeau, Sibylle-Gabrielle de Riquetti de (Gyp) (1850-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

La lecon d amour (The Love Lesson) (scene galante dans un jardin, avec statue et musicien)
FIA5387912 La lecon d amour (The Love Lesson) (scene galante dans un jardin, avec statue et musicien) - Peinture de Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), huile sur bois (44 x 61 cm)

Gutter Gallantry (colour litho)
7181722 Gutter Gallantry (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gutter Gallantry)

Flemish tapestry. Series Gallantry (Galante). Couple with musician (Pareja con musico)
7208505 Flemish tapestry. Series Gallantry (Galante). Couple with musician (Pareja con musico). Manufacture Brussels, early 17th century. Fabric Silk and wool, 5/6 warps per cm. Size 348 x 263 cm

G: Godelureau (Familierly and by denigrement, young man with a dizzy conduct
6523533 G: Godelureau (Familierly and by denigrement, young man with a dizzy conduct, who makes the pretty heart with women.) by French School

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"Gallantry: A Testament to Bravery and Honor" In the depths of history, tales echo through time, reminding us of the indomitable spirit that resides within humanity. From the Last Sleep of the Brave at Isandlwana during the Zulu War in 1879, where courageous soldiers fought valiantly against overwhelming odds, to Major James McCudden's unwavering determination as he soared through enemy skies with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Flight Lieutenant K. H. F Letford's unyielding devotion to duty and Captain Charles Upham's relentless bravery exemplify gallantry in its purest form. Their selflessness and heroism serve as a beacon of inspiration for generations to come. Even centuries ago, acts of chivalry were displayed when Walter Raleigh laid his cloak at Queen Elizabeth I's feet, symbolizing respect and admiration. Similarly, The Taking of the Guns in 1914 witnessed brave men charging forward amidst chaos and danger - an engraving forever colored by their unwavering courage. The valor exhibited by Michael O'Leary V. C. , who fearlessly faced adversity on World War I battlefields or Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson receiving Victoria Cross for his extraordinary feats above enemy lines - these stories remind us that true heroes are not born but forged through unimaginable trials. Gallantry extends beyond warfare; it encompasses all aspects of life. Whether it be Fencing in front of the President at Palais de l'Elysée or celebrating love like Captain La Touche Congreve V. C. 's wedding day - every act can embody this noble virtue. Lastly, we cannot forget Albuhera where Middlesex Regiment stood tall against insurmountable odds during one fateful battle. Their glorious gallantry etched into history books serves as a testament to human resilience even under dire circumstances. In each tale lies a common thread - an unwavering commitment to honor, bravery, and selflessness.