Object number
1210.1.1
Description
Victoria Cross, awarded to Lieutenant (later Lieutenant General Sir) Gerald Graham for his action leading a ladder party in an attack on the Redan fort during the Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean War, 18 June 1855; with ribbon. A bronze cross pattee with a lion statant gardant on the royal crown, with the words FOR VALOUR on a semi-circular scroll. The reverse has a circular panel on which is engraved 18 JUNE 1855. The cross is by a ring from a seriffed V attached to a suspension bar decorated with laural leaves. The reverse of the suspension bar is engraved LIEUTENANT GERALD GRAHAM ROYAL ENGINEERS. The ribon is crimson.
Date
1855-06-18 - 1855-06-18
Production period
Crimean War, 1854-1856
Material
Dimensions
- Height: 41 mm
- Width: 36 mm