Victoria Cross mb-width 2194 Sir Anthonis

Sir Anthonis

figure 11: Hadena richardsoni (moth)

casting a slight shadow

View of the east side of London Bridge and St Thomas Chapel

Plate 215 from chapter 5 of Gleanings of natural history

Victoria Cross mb-width 2194 Sir Anthonis'Victoria Cross, the New Order of Valour for the Army', c1857. The Victoria Cross was instituted in 1856 for all ranks of the British army and navy. It was first conferred by Queen Victoria on 62 men in June 1857. The decoration was a Maltese cross made from Russian cannon captured at Sevastopol in the Crimean War, with a red ribbon for the army, and a blue ribbon when awarded to naval servicemen. The illustrations show some of the first army awards.