Euston Henry Sartorius Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Euston Henry Sartorius NPG x67072
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Walter Stoneman
Sartorius was awarded the Victoria Cross for an act of conspicuous bravery which took place in 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. As a captain in the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot, Sartorius led a party of five or six men to storm a steep and rocky hill under Ghazi possession. During this attack, Sartorius was wounded by sword cuts to both hands, and one of his men was killed. Euston Henry’s brother Reginald William Sartorius was also awarded a Victoria Cross during the... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










