Recipient Collection (page 2)

Les Diables Bleus - a mountain camp of the Chasseurs Alpins. Pierre Comba (1859-1934). Pierre Comba Dedicated Himself To The Representation Of The French Military, In Particular The Chasseurs Alpins

Captain Arthur Martin-Leake V. C. WW1
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC and Bar, VD, FRCS (4 April 1874 22 June 1953), English double recipient of the Victoria Cross

Tatler front cover, William Leefe Robinson, V. C. WW1
Lieutenant William Leefe Robinson, a member of the RFC No. 39 Home Defence Squadron, shot down a German airship on 2nd September 1916 above Hertfordshire

Captain Arthur Martin-Leake V. C
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC and Bar, VD, FRCS (4 April 1874 22 June 1953), English double recipient of the Victoria Cross

Captain Liddell V. C. WW1
Captain John Aidan Liddell of 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Royal Flying Corps who won the Victoria Cross after safely flying

Major A. H. S. Waters VC
Sir Arnold Horace Santo Waters VC, CBE, DSO, MC (23 September 1886, Plymouth 22 January 1981, Sutton Coldfield), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Lieutenant Colonel Marshall V. C. M. C
Lieutenant Colonel John Neville Marshall, V.C, M.C.. Served in the Irish Guards, the 2nd Manchesters and commanded the 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

General Sir Hugh H. Gough, Vanity Fair, Spy
General SIR HUGH HENRY GOUGH (1833 - 1909) Indian born, British Army General. and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest

The Duke of Kent congratulating Sqn Ldr Herbert Brackley of Imperial Airways for being the first recipient, along with eight other Captains

Initiation of the Prussian Knight
Bizarre initiation ceremony whereby a member of the assembled group lifts his mask and questions the recipients validity. Date: 1890s

Initiation of Provost and Judge
Initiation ceremony whereby the President gives the recipient a large key to the resting place of Hirams remains. Date: 1890s

Initiation to Companion Grade
Recipient and Expert Brother bending theirs knees in front of the mysterious letter G of the Flamboyant Star. Date: 1890s

Initiation Ceremony for the Sublime Knight
Down on one knee between three impaled heads, the recipient receives the sash of the Sublime Knight Elect. 1890s

Initiation Ceremony
The recipient is lead to the chamber of caverns and told to stab the man in the cave after having drunk from the fountain of life

Initiation of the Knight of the East or the Sword
The elected is paraded in a curiously decorated room before the President, chained and dressed as Zorobabel. Date: 1890s

Initiation of the Prince of Jersualem
Wearing pretend beards, the Brothers reward the recipients dedication on a recent mission with kisses and a golden crown made of paper. Date: 1890s

Roland Boys Bradford
Brigadier General Roland Boys Bradford (1892 1917), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War One for his actions on 1st October 1916 at Eaucourt L Abbaye, France

Flight Sub Lieut Warneford VC recipient 8 / Stamp
REGINALD ALEXANDER JOHN WARNEFORD, VC (1891 - 1915) Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) officer who received the Victoria Cross

Jemadar, Mir Dast VC recipient 8 / Stamp
MIR DAST VC IOM (1874 - 1950) Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

Major R R Willis VC recipient 2 / Stamp
RICHARD RAYMOND WILLIS VC (1876 - 1966) English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

Corporal Bassett VC recipient 6 / Stamp
CYRIL ROYSTON GUYTON BASSETT (1892 - 1983) New Zealander recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

Major O Leary VC recipient 3 / Stamp
MAJOR MICHAEL JOHN O LEARY VC (1890 - 1961) Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

Captain Grenfell VC recipient 4 / Stamp
FRANCIS OCTAVIUS GRENFELL VC (1880 - 1915) of the 9th Lancers. English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be

Lieut Woolley VC recipient 5 / Stamp
GEOFFREY HAROLD WOOLLEY VC OBE MC (1892 - 1968) The first Territorial Army officer to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest

Lieut Commander Holbrook VC recipient 7 / Stamp
NORMAN DOUGLAS HOLBROOK VC (1888 - 1976) Royal Navy officer who won the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

Seaman Samson VC recipient 1 / Stamp
GEORGE MCKENZIE SAMSOM VC (1889-1923) Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British

A converted bus for pigeons
A motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles

Social / Indian Postman
An Indian postman delivers mail personally to a high- ranking recipient, attended by a servant with a fly-swat

Futuristic recorded message
In the year 2000, people will send messages one to another in the form of wax cylinders, recorded on the senders gramophone, delivered by messenger, then played by the recipient

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