Description
Vanity Fair Print Robert Lindsay VC 1876
Col. Robert James Lloyd Lindsay V.C. M. P Vanity Fair Print .
Original Lithograph Col. Robert James Lloyd Lindsay V.C. M. P with the caption at the bottom of the print: The Victoria & Geneva Crosses
Lindsay fought as a captain in the Scots Guards during the Crimean War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 20 September 1854 at the Battle of the Alma and 5 November at the Battle of Inkerman. He was later involved in the volunteer movement, serving as Colonel of the Royal Berkshire Volunteers, and subsequently Brigadier-General of the Home Counties Brigade. He was one of the first recipients of the Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.[5] He was also Lieutenant Colonel of the Honourable Artillery Company from 13 November 1866[6] to 17 August 1881.
He was also Founder of the British Red Cross
Published: 04-Nov-1876 Signed by: SPY, Leslie Ward . Dimensions approximately 26cm x 38cm.
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