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‘Private Samuel Harvey V.C.’, 1915. Cigarette card issued by Gallaher Limited, Belfast and Liverpool, Number 87 from the 4th series of the ‘The Great War Victoria Cross Heroes’ series; a set of 200 cigarette cards, 1915. Portrait of Private Samuel Harvey, 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment, from a photograph by Central News. The caption on the reverse notes that Harvey ‘won this honour for conspicuous bravery in “Big White” trench, Sept 29th. 1915. Bombs were urgently required for our front, and as the communication trench was blocked with reinforcements and wounded, Harvey crossed and re-crossed the fire-swept open bringing up 30 boxes of bombs. He was then wounded in the head’. Associated with World War One (1914-1918).

World War One, Western Front (1914-1918)