Artwork : ArchiveNo00069

Victoria Cross 1855

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Contributor Name	Royal Naval Museum
Contributor Image	richardnoyce_copy.jpg
Profession
Location	HM Naval Base (Dockyard)
Collection Date	30.01.08 3.56pm
Artefact Name	Victoria Cross
Artefact Description	Good condition. Made from a Crimean cannon. Chinese cannon. Lion above the Queen’s crown. It’s in the shape of the Maltese Cross. ‘Valour’ text across it.
Artefact Date	1855
Artefact Stored	Dedicated store
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Artefact Image	00069_Victoria_Cross.jpg
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History of Artefact	This is the first Victoria Cross ever awarded. It was presented by Queen Victoria on Southsea common. It was presented to Commander Henry James Raby. It is the highest military award (just over a thousand have been awarded).
Historian	Richard Noyce
Previous Owners	Owned by the Raby family
Special Memories	It is on display in the Sailing Navy Gallery where more details and other medals belonging to Raby are kept.
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