14th Hussars - Colonel Brown Victoria Cross Re-enactment
Victoria Cross Re-enactment of the bravery of Colonel Edward Douglas Brown (Edward Douglas Browne-Synge-Hutchinson VC) (1861-1940) of the 14th Hussars - who, on 13th October 1900 (during the Second Boer War) aided Sergeant Hersey (whilst under heavy fire), carrying him on his horse for three-quarters of a mile to safety. Colonel Brown then carried Lance-Corporal Trumpeter Leigh out of action
Picture No
10578577
Media ID
46537929
Size
3000px x 4737px
(1.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Reproduction of a painting by Harry Payne (1858-1927) on a Raphael Tuck Oilette' postcard - Military Life' series
Date
circa 1910s
