Found VC on display

Remarkable Thames mud find:
Museum of London :: For Valour
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london/whats-on/exhibitions/for-valour

 

So this would go back to the Crimean War?

 

Aye.
They provided a pic of the reverse: https://twitter.com/MuseumofLondon/status/796646768679194624?s=09

 

It's one of these guy's : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Crimean_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients

 

Brilliant! Have they traced the original owner yet?

 

Two possibilities on their FB.
John Mcdermond, or John Byrne.
Doubtless more in the exhibition:
https://m.facebook.com/museumoflondon/photos/a.10150089849736047.307243.27560776046/10154509397266047/?type=3

 

Wonderful find indeed. You don't see genuines evey day

 

with "only" 1,358 VC's awarded since the capture of the russian guns you'd think all medals are well-documented.

btw, i grew up thinking that the source of the metal for forging the crosses were the russian guns overrun by the light brigade at balaclava. but the wiki says tradition has it they were taken during the siege of sevastopol, even from two chinese made cannons taken from the russians.

 

Amazing find!