Portrait of Major Guy George Egerton Wylly VC DSO, who was awarded his Victoria Cross for ...

Place Africa: South Africa
Accession Number A04423
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1920
Conflict Period 1920-1929
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Major Guy George Egerton Wylly VC DSO, who was awarded his Victoria Cross for rescuing a comrade under fire at Warm Bad, Transvaal on 1 September 1900, whilst serving as a lieutenant with the Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen during the South African (Boer) War.