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Victoria Cross, 1914. From a medal group awarded to Lt Frank Alexander de Pass, 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse, for his actions near Festubert, France on 24th November 1914. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). De Pass was awarded the Victoria Cross on 18th Feburay 1915 'For conspicuous bravery near Festubert, on 24 Nov 1914, in entering a German sap and destroying a traverse in the face of the enemy's bombs; and for subsequently rescuing, under heavy fire, a wounded man who was lying exposed in the open. Lt de Pass lost his life in a second attempt to capture the sap, which had been re-occupied by the enemy'. It has been claimed that Lt de Pass was the first Jewish recipient of the VC and also the first Indian Army officer to win the award in World War One.

Festubert, Action at, 1914 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)