A04425 Accession Number: A04425

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Trooper John Hutton Bisdee VC, being greeted from the train on his arrival home, probably Tasmania, from the South African (Boer) War. He was invalided home after being wounded in action near Warm Bad, Transvaal on 1 September 1900. Bisdee was awarded his Victoria Cross for rescuing a comrade under fire. He was the first Australian born man to be Gazetted for winning the Victoria Cross while serving under British Command whilst serving in an Australian Regiment.

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Accession Number
A04425
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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