Awarded Collection (page 4)

Lionel Barrymore - American Actor
Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) - American Actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. Awarded an Oscar for his performance in A Free Soul (1931). Date: 1935

Medals of Valour for Heroes of Pit Disasters
Postcard celebrating (with a poem) the medals of Valour awarded by King Edward VII to the Heroes of the Pit Disasters at Whitehaven

Mrs Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks in 1912, the second woman to obtain a Royal Aero Club Pilots Certificate, Number 153 (awarded on 7 November 1911), at Hendon. Date: 1912

John Marten Rush Cripps (1887 -1950)
John Marten Rush Cripps (8 December 1887 to 1950) was awarded Pilots Certificate No698 for qualification at the Grahame-White School, Hendon, on 2 December 1913. Date: 1950

Capt (later Lt-Col) George William Patrick Dawes (25 January 1881 to 17 March 1960) of the Royal Berkshire Regiment was the first serving officer of the British Army to be awarded a Pilots

Musick Memorial Trophy
Awarded for the most practical contribution to the safety of aircraft with special regard to trans-oceanic aviation, the Musick Memorial Trophy was presented by R.M

Mrs Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks, the second woman to obtain a Royal Aero Club Pilots Certificate, Number 153 (awarded on 7 November 1911), at Hendon. Date: 1911

Colonel Redvers Buller
SIR REDVERS HENRY BULLER British military, when a Colonel, awarded the VC. He will rise to be one of Britains leading generals. Date: 1839 - 1908

LCC-LFB Review of the Brigade by Edward VII
The Royal review of the London Fire Brigade took place in Hyde Park, London. In addition to a parade and demonstration of firefighting skills, the King awarded medals for gallantry

Diploma awarded by. Print showing farm animals, tools, and produce, and horse racing scenes. Date 188-

Diploma awarded by The Vermont State Agricultural Society

Sir Samuel Browne - 3
SIR SAMUEL BROWNE English military commander, awarded the VC. Date: 1824 - 1901

William Leefe Robinson is awarded the Victoria Cross for destroying a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, under very courageous conditions. Date: 1916

Mr Mohamed Othman Shabel, building contractor for the South Arabian Boy Scout Headquarters, proudly displays his Thanks Badge in Aden, Yemen. circa 1966

Certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club
Coloured certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club informing him of his unanimous election as Honorary Vice-President of the Club, signed by Will Goldston and others, 7 January 1931

Sir Henri Deterding(1866-1939)
Sir Henri Deterding(1866-February 4th 1939), oil magante and formerly managing director of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company

Crimean war John Bythsea & William Johnstone
During the Crimean War, Commander John Bythsea (or Bythesea) and Stoker William Johnstone seize the Russian mail and despatches from five Russian soldiers in order to intercept important messages

Lieut Walter Brodie, Highland Light Infantry, awarded a V. C
Lieut Walter Brodie, Highland Light Infantry, awarded a V.C

Drummer Spencer John Bent, East Lancashire Regiment, awarded the V.C

For Valour : British soldiers who have been awarded the Victoria Cross during the war

Awarded the Victoria Cross: Lance-Corporal Charles Alfred Ja
heroism

British Troops making a stand near Dunkirk; Second World War
Illustration showing Captain Ervine-Andrews (top left) leading his men of the East Lancashire Regiment in a determined stand against an attack by three German Battalions, near Dunkirk, 1940

Flight Sub-Lieutenant R. A. J. Warneford, R. N. 1915
Portrait of Flight Sub-Lieutenant Warneford of the Royal Navy Air Service. Warneford became the first airman to destroy a Zeppelin in the air

Lady Jane Franklin (1792-1875)
Engraving of Lady Jane Franklin, nee Griffin, the wife of the English explorer, Sir John Franklin. Lady Jane travelled extensively with Sir John through Syria, Turkey, Egypt and Tasmania

Dr. Howard Demonstrating Resuscitation, Royal Humane Society
Engraving showing Dr. Howard, Medical Officer of New York Harbour, demonstrating his resusciation technique at the Receiving House of the Royal Humane Society, Hyde Park, London 1878

Siege @ Lucknow / Kavanagh
Thomas Henry Kavanagh, one of the heroes of the Siege of Lucknow. Awarded the Victoria Cross for guiding the relief force to the Residency in disguise

The Zulu war. Sketches at Rorkes Drift by Lieutenant H C Ha
Graves of Lieutenant Coghill and Melville who died trying to secure the colours of the 24th Regiment and were awarded posthumous Victoria Crosses

The Zulu war. Portraits of officers
Portrait of Mr W A Dunne, Commissariat Department, defender of Rorkes Drift. 137 British soldiers held the fort at Rorkes Drift against a force of over 3, 000 Zulus

M. Moissans diamond experiments
Ferdinand Frederick Henro Moissan (1852-1907) pictured with his electric furnace. Born in Paris, Moissan was an artificial diamond maker

Students celebrating the winner of the Prix de Rome, Paris
Photograph showing students acclaiming their colleague, Lucien Fontanarosa (1912-1976) (centre top of image), after he had won the Prix de Rome awarded by the Beaux Arts, Paris, 1936

German Tribunal
Legal procedures were simple in ancient Germany : the protagonists stated their case before judges in open tribunal which awarded judgment and prescribed penalties

Nurses decorated with the Royal Red Cross
Nurses, from left, Sister Edith King, Sister Louisa Mackay and Sister Emma Durham were awarded the Royal Red Cross, by Queen Victoria for their exceptional service in the nursing profession

Flag Honoured
The flag of the second regiment of French zouaves, campaigning in Italy, is awarded battle honours by Marechal MacMahon

Cowdray Castle
A female cyclist admires the ruins of Cowdray Castle, Sussex, England, Henry VIII awarded the house to Sir Anthony Brown, Master of the Horse, in 1542

Wwi / Pte Boyd / 1914 / Deeds
Private J.Boyd of the Irish Guards single-handedly captures an enemy machine-gun. He is subsequently awarded the D.C.M

Alfred Dreyfus / Anon Phot
ALFRED DREYFUS French army officer awarded the Legion d honneur

Lt. William Robinson
Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, Englands hero of the hour, is awarded the V.C. for destroying a Zeppelin over Cuffley, Hertfordshire

Mullane Rescues Driver
Sergeant Patrick Mullane rescues a gun-carriage driver during the Battle of Maiwand during the Afghan Wars. For this he was awarded the Victoria Cross

World War I / Naik Darwan
Naik Darwan Sing Negi, of the 1st Battalion 39th Garhwal Rifles, bravely leads a bayonet charge. He was amongst the first Indians to be awarded a Victoria Cross

War Dog Promoted
A dog serving with the French 22nd Colonial Regiment is awarded the Morocco Medal and promoted to sergeant

School Prize 1864
A small prizewinners certificate or bookplate awarded to Charles Cooper for his improvement in Common Things 3rd class in hope that it will spur him on

Pyne - Garter Knight
A KNIGHT OF THE GARTER Those awarded the Order of the Garter are Very Important People, and even if you think their clothes are jolly silly, you must not say so

Closing of 1855 Expo
The closing ceremony of the Paris Exposition, when prizes were awarded to the exhibitors in the Palais de l Industrie

Olympics / 1908 / Marathon
THE MARATHON Dorando of Italy finishes first but is disqualified because he is helped at the finish : however he is awarded a special medal

Victoria Cross Album
Cover of an album of scraps celebrating British soldiers awarded the Victoria Cross - issued in the year of Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee

Indian Mutiny
Sgt.Hartigan of the 9th Lancers, unarmed, attacks four murderous rebels disguised as itinerant musicians. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

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