Picture No | 10948817 |
Date | 1915 |
Description | Michael O'Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1 |
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Lance-Corporal Michael O'Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemy's position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades, for which he won the Victoria Cross for his bravery. Reproduction of a painting by A C Michael in Great War Deeds, a special panorama supplement produced by the Illustrated London News in 1915, featuring heroic actions of the First World War.
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Source | Illustration in Great War Deeds, special number of the Illustrated London News published in 1915 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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