
Historic Victoria Cross – Battle of Omdurman
The British Army won a decisive victory in the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan, 1898. LIONEL M. SIMPSON, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA165259

The British Army won a decisive victory in the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan, 1898. LIONEL M. SIMPSON, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA165259

Arthur Richardson 1872-1932 / Sergeant Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Date of Deed: July 5, 1900 Location: Wolve Spruit, South Africa PORTRAIT BY SHARIF TARABAY

William Nickerson 1875-1954 / Major-General / Royal Army Medical Corps, British Army Start of the Second Boer War 1899 – 1902 PORTRAIT BY SHARIF TARABAY

Richard Turner 1871-1961 / Lieutenant-General / Royal Canadian Dragoons Date of Deed: November 7, 1900 Location: Komati River, South Africa

Edward Holland 1878-1948 / Lieutenant-Colonel / Royal Canadian Dragoons Date of Deed: November 7, 1900 Location: Komati River, South Africa PORTRAIT BY SHARIF TARABAY
Hampden Cockburn 1867-1913 / Major Royal Canadian Dragoons Date of Deed: November 7, 1900 Location: Komati River, South Africa PORTRAIT BY SHARIF TARABAY



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