Victoria cross gallery : Lieutenant H.Z.C. Cockburn for great bravery on Komati River, 7 November 1900.

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[between 1900 and 1909?]
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Victoria cross gallery : Lieutenant H.Z.C. Cockburn for great bravery on Komati River, 7 November 1900. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Colour 'scrap', die-cut around the edges, showing Lieutenant H.Z.C. Cockburn on horseback, riding through the river, a smoking gun in his hand, a wounded soldier sitting on the horse behind him.

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1909?]

Physical description

1 broadside : color illustrations ; 12 x 16 cm

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Notes

Cockburn was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions on 7 November 1900 during the Battle of Leliefontein at the Komati River, South Africa.

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