Name/Title
Black/white photograph "Colonel Alexander Roberts Dunn, V.C., 1868."Entry/Object ID
1933.8.1Description
6 1/4 x 8 1/2 black/white photograph "Colonel Alexander Roberts Dunn, V.C., 1868." Detail shows Dunn standing bareheaded, carrying a forage cap. He wears Wellington boots, blue overall trousers, red undress jacket with blue cuffs. Red Officers sash from left shoulder to right waist.Context
Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn the First Canadian Officer Victoria Cross: an 11th Hussars Officer at October 25th 1854 Charge of Light Brigade, he saved the lives of two of his men by attacking Russian gunners with his sword.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Accession NumberLocation
On backType
InscriptionLocation
On backTranscription
"97 box 2 loc 5"Type
InscriptionLocation
On backTranscription
"India
1866
Lt.Col. Duke of Wellingtons
Regiment (33rd foot)"
"Dunne
(1st Cda V.C.)
at Balalelava"
