Sir (Henry) Evelyn Wood Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Sir (Henry) Evelyn Wood NPG x13329
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Unknown photographer
Wood began his military career aged fourteen and was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1859. Having initially joined the Navy, Wood saw active service during the 1853-6 Crimean War, after which he left the Navy to join the Army. The following year he again saw action during the Indian Mutiny. In the 1870s, Wood was posted to Ghana before taking part first in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and then in the First Boer War in South Africa. He was made Sirdar of the Egyptian... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










