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Miniature Victoria Cross of Lt Gen James Travers, Indian Army Staff., 1857
miniature medal, gallantry award, miniature medal
Accession Number

NAM.1966-03-53-1

Description

Miniature medal, Victoria Cross, 1857. One of four miniature medals awarded to Lt Gen James Travers, Indian Army Staff. This medal is suspended on a crimson ribbon, connected via a bar suspender attached to a letter 'V'. The obverse depicts a four armed cross pattée featuring a lion standing above a crown. The words 'FOR VALOUR' inscribed underneath in a banner. The reverse has a simpler design with no inscriptions. At the time of his VC action, Travers was serving with the 2nd Bengal Native Infantry during the Indian Mutiny. Travers was in command of troops at Indore when a mutiny broke out causing mass casualties. Travers charged towards the guns of the enemy, causing them to flee and create a distraction allowing others to escape. On a medal bar with a brooch fitting of four. Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859).

Campaigns

Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)

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