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Victoria Cross, Captain Euston Henry Sartorius, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, 1879
Victoria Cross, gallantry award
Accession Number

NAM.1967-10-67-1

Description

Victoria Cross, 1879. From a medal group awarded to Capt (later Maj Gen) Euston Henry Sartorius, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment, for his actions at Shahjui, Afghanistan on 24 October 1879. Associated with the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). Mounted upon a bar with brooch fastening. On 24 October 1879 Capt Sartorius, outnumbered by the enemy, led a party of five or six men in a successful assault on an almost impregnable position at the top of a steep hill. During this assault Capt Sartorius was wounded by sword cuts in both hands, which resulted in the partial loss of use of his left hand. Sartorius was born in Portugal on 6th June 1844 and died in Chelsea, London on 19th February 1925. His brother Maj Gen Reginald William Sartorius also received a VC.

Campaigns

2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)

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